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Kuala Belait vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Belait is 70.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% more in Kuala Belait
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Kuala Belait
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Kuala Belait
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Kuala Belait
Childcare: pay 12.5% less in Kuala Belait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% more in Kuala Belait
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Kuala Belait

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

Kuala Belait vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Kuala Belait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$3.68 BND4.76	-36.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$7.58 BND9.83	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$0.97 BND1.26	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$0.55 BND0.72	+1.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Kuala Belait
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$2.45 BND3.17	+348.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$9.37 BND12.15	+68.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$6.83 BND8.86	+103.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$2.63 BND3.41	+59.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$4.37 BND5.66	+49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$2.06 BND2.67	+46.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.98 BND1.27	+107.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$1.76 BND2.29	+98.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$2.75 BND3.56	+502.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$1.34 BND1.74	+173.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$1.10 BND1.42	+116.4%
Average			+152.1%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Kuala Belait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$1.38 BND1.78	-74.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$22,440.08 BND29,094.61	+3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$26.30 BND34.10	+54.5%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Kuala Belait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$68.09 BND88.28	+70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$734.82 BND952.73	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$773.50 BND1,002.88	+274.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$29.58 BND38.36	+0.9%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 12.5% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Kuala Belait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$156.63 BND203.08	-30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$9,230.40 BND11,967.65	+5.2%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Kuala Belait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$1.93 BND2.51	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$4.48 BND5.81	+89.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$7.73 BND10.03	+149.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$96.71 BND125.38	+113.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$5.41 BND7.02	-26.4%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Kuala Belait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$98.00 BND127.06	+399.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$100.33 BND130.08	+303.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$121.66 BND157.74	+79.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$63.82 BND82.75	+2.5%
Average			+196.1%

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