Cost of living comparison
Russia is 31.5% cheaper than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Russia instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.69
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 67.8% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.16
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.20
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.80
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,116.44
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.40
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.55
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.40
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.71
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.83
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,966.04
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.44
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 43.3% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.13
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.17
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.82
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.33
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
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