Cost of living comparison
Kuala Belait is 4.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Kuala Belait instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
$7.42
BND9.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
$7.16
BND9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
$1.28
BND1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
$1.11
BND1.50
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
$2.35
BND3.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
$8.99
BND12.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
$9.02
BND12.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
$2.52
BND3.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
$4.19
BND5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
$1.97
BND2.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
$2.81
BND3.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$2.64
BND3.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
$1.29
BND1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
$1.05
BND1.42
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
$1.37
BND1.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
$21,528.52
BND29,011.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
?? | |
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
$133.39
BND179.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
$630.37
BND849.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
$593.29
BND799.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
$39.71
BND53.52
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
$371.05
BND500.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
$7,368.83
BND9,930.12
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
$2.78
BND3.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
$4.30
BND5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
$7.42
BND9.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
$92.75
BND124.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
$5.20
BND7.01
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
$94.00
BND126.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
$96.25
BND129.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
$116.69
BND157.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
$131.12
BND176.69
|
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