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Moscow vs. Kuala Belait Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 44.8% more expensive than Kuala Belait.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 31.0% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 61.9% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 18.0% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Kuala Belait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.9% more for restaurants

	Kuala Belait	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$11.93 RUB927.45	+224.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.58 BND9.83	$5.97 RUB463.73	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$1.38 RUB107.44	+41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.61 RUB47.53	+10.3%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Kuala Belait	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 BND3.17	$0.85 RUB65.76	-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.37 BND12.15	$6.27 RUB487.29	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$4.62 RUB359.07	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63 BND3.41	$1.68 RUB130.76	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 BND5.66	$2.46 RUB191.42	-43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 BND2.67	$0.81 RUB62.89	-60.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.87 RUB67.62	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 BND2.29	$0.90 RUB70.09	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 BND3.56	$1.64 RUB127.43	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 BND1.74	$0.43 RUB33.17	-68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 BND1.42	$0.34 RUB26.31	-69.1%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 31.0% more for transportation

	Kuala Belait	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.38 BND1.78	$2.84 RUB220.59	+106.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.64 RUB2,847.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,440.08 BND29,094.61	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	+64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$5.73 RUB445.18	-78.2%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 61.9% more for housing

	Kuala Belait	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$7.82 RUB607.45	-88.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.82 BND952.73	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	+70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$773.50 BND1,002.88	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	-8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.58 BND38.36	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	+273.8%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Kuala Belait	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	+319.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,230.40 BND11,967.65	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	+54.8%
Average			+186.9%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Belait	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$4.18 RUB324.61	+116.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.48 BND5.81	$3.16 RUB245.32	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 BND10.03	$2.98 RUB231.86	-61.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$96.71 BND125.38	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	-53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$6.56 RUB510.10	+21.2%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 18.0% more for clothing

	Kuala Belait	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.00 BND127.06	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	-22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$100.33 BND130.08	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	-52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.66 BND157.74	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	+145.7%
Average			+18.0%

Kuala Belait vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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