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Brunei vs. Kuala Belait Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 4.4% more expensive than Kuala Belait.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% less in Brunei
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Brunei
Transportation: pay 19.9% more in Brunei
Housing: pay 8.7% more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 34.5% more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Brunei

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

Brunei vs. Kuala Belait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.5% less for restaurants

	Kuala Belait	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$3.68 BND4.76
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.58 BND9.83	$6.87 BND8.90	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$0.97 BND1.26
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.55 BND0.72
Average			-9.5%

Kuala Belait vs. Brunei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Kuala Belait	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 BND3.17	$2.09 BND2.71	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.37 BND12.15	$6.49 BND8.42	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$6.83 BND8.86
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63 BND3.41	$2.44 BND3.16	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 BND5.66	$3.19 BND4.14	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 BND2.67	$1.73 BND2.24	-15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.98 BND1.27
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 BND2.29	$1.54 BND2.00	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 BND3.56	$1.94 BND2.52	-29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 BND1.74	$1.05 BND1.36	-21.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 BND1.42	$1.01 BND1.31	-8.0%
Average			-18.6%

Kuala Belait vs. Brunei - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.9% more for transportation

	Kuala Belait	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.38 BND1.78	$1.43 BND1.85	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,440.08 BND29,094.61	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	+36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$26.30 BND34.10
Average			+19.9%

Kuala Belait vs. Brunei - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.7% more for housing

	Kuala Belait	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$68.09 BND88.28
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.82 BND952.73	$727.22 BND942.87	-1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$773.50 BND1,002.88	$612.39 BND793.99	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.58 BND38.36	$43.74 BND56.71	+47.8%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 34.5% more for childcare

	Kuala Belait	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$156.63 BND203.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,230.40 BND11,967.65	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	+34.5%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Belait	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$1.93 BND2.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.48 BND5.81	$4.10 BND5.31	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 BND10.03	$11.60 BND15.04	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$96.71 BND125.38	$64.15 BND83.17	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$5.41 BND7.02
Average			+2.6%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Kuala Belait	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.00 BND127.06	$96.72 BND125.40	-1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$100.33 BND130.08	$84.22 BND109.19	-16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.66 BND157.74	$118.87 BND154.11	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$63.82 BND82.75
Average			-6.6%

Kuala Belait vs. Brunei - Cost of clothing

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