Cost of living comparison
Peru is 20.8% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Peru instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Peru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.80
|
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.55
|
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.28
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.92
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND911.98
|
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND666.65
|
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.88
|
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
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