Cost of living comparison
Canada is 79.2% more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Canada instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.71
BND11.77
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
BND3.41
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.24
BND5.74
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
BND2.70
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
BND3.60
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
BND1.53
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
BND1.45
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 83.5% more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
BND1.80
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,785.58
BND29,443.54
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 62.4% more for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.99
BND1,016.33
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$601.59
BND813.06
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,140.60
BND9,650.63
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
BND3.81
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
BND10.16
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.04
BND125.74
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.39
BND172.16
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
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