Cost of living comparison
Spain is 44.9% more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Spain instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$12.45
€11.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.71
BND11.77
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
BND3.41
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.24
BND5.74
|
$3.11
€2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
BND2.70
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
BND3.60
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
BND1.53
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
BND1.45
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
BND1.80
|
$6.67
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,785.58
BND29,443.54
|
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$14.14
€13.13
|
|
pay 23.6% more for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.99
BND1,016.33
|
$697.48
€647.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$601.59
BND813.06
|
$570.67
€529.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
|
pay 33.9% more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$342.46
€318.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,140.60
BND9,650.63
|
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
BND3.81
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
BND10.16
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.04
BND125.74
|
$43.33
€40.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$8.42
€7.82
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.39
BND172.16
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$91.35
€84.83
|
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