Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 64.3% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Peru, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
$4.70
BND6.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
$5.61
BND7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
$6.37
BND8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
$3.39
BND4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
$1.72
BND2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$1.91
BND2.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$1.69
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 93.0% more for housing
Peru
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
$494.89
BND666.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
$556.37
BND749.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
|
pay 56.8% more for childcare
Peru
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
$248.56
BND334.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
$3.75
BND5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
$66.77
BND89.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
$4.83
BND6.50
|
|
pay 71.2% more for clothing
Peru
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
$108.84
BND146.67
|
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