Cost of living comparison
Peru is 16.5% cheaper than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.71
BND11.77
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
BND3.41
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.24
BND5.74
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
BND2.70
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
BND3.60
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
BND1.53
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
BND1.45
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 83.0% more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
BND1.80
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,785.58
BND29,443.54
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.99
BND1,016.33
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$601.59
BND813.06
|
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,140.60
BND9,650.63
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
BND3.81
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
BND10.16
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.04
BND125.74
|
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.39
BND172.16
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
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