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Brunei

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Canada

Toronto vs. Kuala Belait Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 50.1% more expensive than Kuala Belait.

Restaurants: pay 96.5% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Toronto
Transportation: pay 49.6% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Kuala Belait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.5% more for restaurants

	Kuala Belait	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.81 BND9.99	$17.53 CA$24.55	+124.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.66 BND9.79	$10.52 CA$14.73	+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.08 CA$2.91	+124.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.71 CA$2.40	+231.7%
Average			+96.5%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Kuala Belait	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 BND3.16	$2.74 CA$3.84	+10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.46 BND12.10	$4.56 CA$6.39	-51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.01	$9.44 CA$13.22	+33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 BND3.40	$3.54 CA$4.95	+33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 BND5.64	$5.16 CA$7.22	+16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 BND2.75	$1.68 CA$2.35	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.54 CA$0.75	-45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 BND2.84	$1.59 CA$2.23	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.47	$1.95 CA$2.73	+69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.82 CA$1.15	+6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.28 BND1.64	$0.73 CA$1.03	-42.8%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 49.6% more for transportation

	Kuala Belait	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.39 BND1.78	$4.68 CA$6.55	+236.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.41 CA$153.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,264.80 BND39,966.17	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.48 BND38.96	$12.80 CA$17.92	-58.0%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kuala Belait	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.12 BND83.25	$47.87 CA$67.03	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.24 BND948.81	$1,584.56 CA$2,218.78	+113.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$781.30 BND998.75	$1,416.89 CA$1,984.00	+81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.87 BND38.19	$92.23 CA$129.14	+208.7%
Average			+100.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Kuala Belait	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.85 BND277.20	$824.14 CA$1,154.01	+280.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,323.57 BND11,918.43	$23,500.21 CA$32,906.17	+152.1%
Average			+209.5%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Belait	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$6.31 CA$8.84	+223.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.53 BND5.79	$3.97 CA$5.56	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.81 BND9.99	$14.03 CA$19.64	+79.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$97.67 BND124.85	$38.35 CA$53.69	-60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND6.99	$12.62 CA$17.68	+130.8%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Kuala Belait	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.20 BND97.40	$51.64 CA$72.31	-32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$101.33 BND129.54	$39.51 CA$55.32	-61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$154.15 BND197.06	$98.10 CA$137.36	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.29 BND92.40	$122.24 CA$171.16	+69.1%
Average			-27.0%

Kuala Belait vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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