Cost of living comparison
Austria is 87.2% more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.71
BND11.77
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
BND3.41
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.24
BND5.74
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
BND2.70
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
BND3.60
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
BND1.53
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
BND1.45
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
BND1.80
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,785.58
BND29,443.54
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 95.2% more for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.99
BND1,016.33
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$601.59
BND813.06
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 57.5% more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,140.60
BND9,650.63
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
BND3.81
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
BND10.16
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.04
BND125.74
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.39
BND172.16
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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