Cost of living comparison

compared to

Kuala Belait vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Belait is 51.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Kuala Belait
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Kuala Belait
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in Kuala Belait
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Kuala Belait
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Kuala Belait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% more in Kuala Belait
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Kuala Belait

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

Kuala Belait vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Kuala Belait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$3.68 BND4.76	-69.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$7.58 BND9.83	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$0.97 BND1.26	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$0.55 BND0.72	-9.3%
Average			-20.2%

Moscow vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Kuala Belait
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$2.45 BND3.17	+189.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$9.37 BND12.15	+49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$6.83 BND8.86	+47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$2.63 BND3.41	+56.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$4.37 BND5.66	+77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$2.06 BND2.67	+154.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$0.98 BND1.27	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$1.76 BND2.29	+95.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$2.75 BND3.56	+67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$1.34 BND1.74	+214.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$1.10 BND1.42	+223.7%
Average			+108.0%

Moscow vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Kuala Belait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$1.38 BND1.78	-51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$22,440.08 BND29,094.61	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$26.30 BND34.10	+359.2%
Average			+89.5%

Moscow vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Moscow	Kuala Belait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$68.09 BND88.28	+771.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	$734.82 BND952.73	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	$773.50 BND1,002.88	+9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$29.58 BND38.36	-73.3%
Average			+166.4%

Moscow vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Kuala Belait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	$156.63 BND203.08	-76.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	$9,230.40 BND11,967.65	-35.4%
Average			-55.8%

Moscow vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kuala Belait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$1.93 BND2.51	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$4.48 BND5.81	+42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$7.73 BND10.03	+159.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	$96.71 BND125.38	+116.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$5.41 BND7.02	-17.5%
Average			+49.4%

Moscow vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Moscow	Kuala Belait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$98.00 BND127.06	+28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$100.33 BND130.08	+110.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$121.66 BND157.74	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$63.82 BND82.75	-59.3%
Average			+19.7%

Moscow vs. Kuala Belait - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Moscow vs.

Paris

Moscow vs.

Athens

Moscow vs.

Algiers

Moscow vs.

Vienna

Moscow vs.

Ottawa

Moscow vs.

Reykjavik

Moscow vs.

Hong Kong

Moscow vs.

Warsaw

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Russia vs. Brunei. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Russia and Brunei.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Moscow

Add prices for Kuala Belait

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kuala Belait or Moscow. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.