Cost of living comparison
Lima is 13.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.00
|
$4.03
PEN14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
$6.18
PEN22.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$0.86
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$2.33
PEN8.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.00
|
$3.60
PEN13.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.45
|
$4.93
PEN18.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.49
|
$2.37
PEN8.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.98
|
$0.80
PEN2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.22
|
$0.49
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 60.0% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.99
|
$5.61
PEN20.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$20.86
PEN77.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
$21,497.63
PEN79,862.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$20.42
PEN75.87
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
$29.05
PEN107.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND800.00
|
$557.54
PEN2,071.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND700.01
|
$362.83
PEN1,347.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
$47.53
PEN176.56
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND169.89
|
$250.81
PEN931.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,463.70
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.50
|
$2.15
PEN7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.35
|
$2.66
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
$5.37
PEN19.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND54.98
|
$30.70
PEN114.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.00
|
$6.72
PEN24.96
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
$43.97
PEN163.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
$31.91
PEN118.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
$81.88
PEN304.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND116.64
|
$91.53
PEN340.04
|
|
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