Cost of living comparison
Peru is 6.0% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Peru instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.31
|
$3.74
PEN13.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.04
|
$5.76
PEN21.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$0.93
PEN3.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.47
PEN1.76
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.56
|
$2.12
PEN7.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.01
|
$3.22
PEN12.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.71
|
$4.63
PEN17.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.10
|
$2.67
PEN10.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.52
|
$2.40
PEN8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.00
|
$0.71
PEN2.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.37
|
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.28
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.24
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.02
|
$5.19
PEN19.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.18
|
$17.61
PEN65.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,206.17
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,721.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.29
|
$16.04
PEN59.96
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.42
|
$28.54
PEN106.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND809.74
|
$324.84
PEN1,214.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND708.65
|
$239.27
PEN894.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.44
|
$37.17
PEN138.96
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.03
|
$170.53
PEN637.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,167.28
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,229.91
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.52
|
$2.47
PEN9.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.17
|
$2.84
PEN10.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.12
|
$5.40
PEN20.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.48
|
$32.14
PEN120.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.08
|
$5.04
PEN18.83
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.62
|
$42.67
PEN159.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND40.83
|
$26.03
PEN97.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.11
|
$66.63
PEN249.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND117.86
|
$62.87
PEN235.02
|
|
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