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Bangkok vs. Kuala Belait Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 12.3% cheaper than Kuala Belait.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 27.1% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 62.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 21.7% less in Bangkok

The cost of childcare and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Kuala Belait. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Kuala Belait Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kuala Belait, you would:

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Kuala Belait	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.81 BND10.06	$2.97 THB100.79	-62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.66 BND9.87	$6.98 THB236.86	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.19	$0.65 THB22.07	-29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.35 THB11.96	-31.7%
Average			-41.8%

Kuala Belait vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.1% less for groceries

	Kuala Belait	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 BND3.18	$1.48 THB50.14	-40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.46 BND12.19	$8.63 THB292.73	-8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.08	$7.27 THB246.70	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 BND3.42	$2.56 THB87.02	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 BND5.68	$1.63 THB55.36	-63.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 BND2.77	$1.77 THB60.03	-17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.28	$0.81 THB27.36	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 BND2.87	$1.24 THB42.17	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.87 THB29.67	-24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.78 THB26.52	+1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.28 BND1.65	$0.69 THB23.47	-46.1%
Average			-27.1%

Kuala Belait vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.2% more for transportation

	Kuala Belait	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.39 BND1.79	$5.32 THB180.43	+282.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,186.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,264.80 BND40,268.56	$31,193.83 THB1M	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.48 BND39.26	$10.55 THB357.82	-65.4%
Average			+62.2%

Kuala Belait vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Kuala Belait	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.12 BND83.88	$17.88 THB606.47	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.24 BND955.99	$675.80 THB22,928.12	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$781.30 BND1,006.31	$346.10 THB11,742.42	-55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.87 BND38.48	$82.03 THB2,782.97	+174.6%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Kuala Belait	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.85 BND279.30	$568.31 THB19,281.38	+162.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,323.57 BND12,008.61	$16,500.59 THB560K	+77.0%
Average			+115.4%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Belait	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.52	$2.67 THB90.71	+36.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.53 BND5.83	$2.79 THB94.80	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.81 BND10.06	$4.60 THB156.23	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$97.67 BND125.80	$58.43 THB1,982.27	-40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.05	$7.58 THB257.02	+38.5%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 21.7% less for clothing

	Kuala Belait	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.20 BND98.14	$70.75 THB2,400.39	-7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$101.33 BND130.52	$42.94 THB1,456.80	-57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$154.15 BND198.55	$97.05 THB3,292.58	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.29 BND93.10	$109.92 THB3,729.35	+52.1%
Average			-21.7%

Kuala Belait vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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