Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 11.4% cheaper than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.71
BND11.77
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
BND3.41
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.24
BND5.74
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
BND2.70
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
BND3.60
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
BND1.53
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
BND1.45
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 72.8% more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
BND1.80
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,785.58
BND29,443.54
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.99
BND1,016.33
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$601.59
BND813.06
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,140.60
BND9,650.63
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
BND3.81
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
BND10.16
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.04
BND125.74
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.39
BND172.16
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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