Cost of living comparison
Kuala Belait is 2.7 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kuala Belait instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$7.16
BND9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$1.28
BND1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$1.11
BND1.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$8.99
BND12.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$9.02
BND12.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$4.19
BND5.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.97
BND2.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$2.81
BND3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$1.69
BND2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$2.64
BND3.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$1.29
BND1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$1.05
BND1.42
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$1.37
BND1.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$21,528.52
BND29,116.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
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pay 5.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$133.39
BND180.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$630.37
BND852.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$593.29
BND802.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$39.71
BND53.71
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$371.05
BND501.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$7,368.83
BND9,966.04
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$2.78
BND3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$4.30
BND5.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$92.75
BND125.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$5.20
BND7.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$94.00
BND127.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$96.25
BND130.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$116.69
BND157.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$131.12
BND177.33
|
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