Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 62.1% cheaper than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 78.4% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.71
BND11.77
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
BND3.41
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.24
BND5.74
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
BND2.70
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
BND3.60
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
BND1.53
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
BND1.45
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
BND1.80
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,785.58
BND29,443.54
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 79.9% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.99
BND1,016.33
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$601.59
BND813.06
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,140.60
BND9,650.63
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
BND3.81
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
BND10.16
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.04
BND125.74
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.39
BND172.16
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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