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Kuala Belait vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Belait is 54.8% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% more in Kuala Belait
Groceries: pay 88.4% more in Kuala Belait
Transportation: pay 17.3% more in Kuala Belait
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Kuala Belait
Childcare: pay 36.6% less in Kuala Belait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% more in Kuala Belait
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Kuala Belait

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Kuala Belait are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, housing, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kuala Belait.

Kuala Belait vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.2% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Kuala Belait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.01	$3.68 BND4.76	+37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB222.54	$7.58 BND9.83	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.38	$0.97 BND1.26	+32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.45	$0.55 BND0.72	+54.1%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 88.4% more for groceries

	Thailand	Kuala Belait
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB44.81	$2.45 BND3.17	+73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB250.81	$9.37 BND12.14	+18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB227.99	$6.83 BND8.85	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB65.86	$2.63 BND3.41	+27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB44.93	$4.37 BND5.66	+209.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.26	$2.06 BND2.66	+54.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.86	$0.98 BND1.27	+65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.58	$1.76 BND2.28	+96.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB23.96	$2.75 BND3.56	+264.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.66	$1.34 BND1.74	+88.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.63	$1.10 BND1.42	+77.7%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

	Thailand	Kuala Belait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB153.74	$1.38 BND1.78	-71.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB894.68	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB969,484.84	$22,440.08 BND29,069.12	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB335.01	$26.30 BND34.07	+149.8%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Thailand	Kuala Belait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB589.30	$68.09 BND88.21	+267.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,191.17	$734.82 BND951.90	+77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,490.51	$773.50 BND1,002.00	+189.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,923.63	$29.58 BND38.32	-51.1%
Average			+120.9%

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pay 36.6% less for childcare

	Thailand	Kuala Belait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,426.21	$156.63 BND202.90	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB353,299.43	$9,230.40 BND11,957.17	-16.9%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Kuala Belait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.55	$1.93 BND2.50	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB62.70	$4.48 BND5.80	+127.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.26	$7.73 BND10.02	+79.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,700.70	$96.71 BND125.27	+80.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB200.99	$5.41 BND7.01	-14.3%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Thailand	Kuala Belait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,179.77	$98.00 BND126.95	+164.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB937.94	$100.33 BND129.97	+240.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,900.06	$121.66 BND157.60	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,199.33	$63.82 BND82.68	-7.7%
Average			+107.6%

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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

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