Cost of living comparison
Italy is 47.7% more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Italy instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 64.9% more for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.69
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.16
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.20
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.80
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,116.44
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 53.2% more for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.40
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.55
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.40
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.71
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 35.2% more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.83
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,966.04
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.44
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.13
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.17
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.82
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.33
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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