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Peru vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Peru is 16.0% cheaper than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4% less in Peru
Groceries: pay 39.4% less in Peru
Transportation: pay 70.3% more in Peru
Housing: pay 46.4% less in Peru
Childcare: pay 31.4% less in Peru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Peru
Clothing: pay 38.3% less in Peru

Expenses including housing, groceries, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Peru.

Peru vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Peru instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 2.4% less for restaurants

	Brunei	Peru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$3.28 PEN11.02	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.90	$5.98 PEN20.06	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$1.08 PEN3.61	+10.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.57 PEN1.93	+3.7%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 39.4% less for groceries

	Brunei	Peru
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.71	$2.24 PEN7.53	+7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.42	$3.64 PEN12.22	-43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$5.06 PEN16.98	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.16	$2.93 PEN9.84	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.14	$2.75 PEN9.23	-13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.24	$0.79 PEN2.65	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.41 PEN1.38	-58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND2.00	$0.48 PEN1.60	-69.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.52	$0.47 PEN1.58	-75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$0.44 PEN1.46	-58.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.31	$0.38 PEN1.29	-62.0%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 70.3% more for transportation

	Brunei	Peru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.85	$5.40 PEN18.11	+278.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.18 PEN54.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	$19,692.85 PEN66,088.25	-35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$17.93 PEN60.16	-31.8%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 46.4% less for housing

	Brunei	Peru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$25.62 PEN85.98	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND942.87	$371.91 PEN1,248.12	-48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND793.99	$256.23 PEN859.88	-58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.71	$36.79 PEN123.48	-15.9%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 31.4% less for childcare

	Brunei	Peru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$148.49 PEN498.33	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	$5,269.80 PEN17,685.18	-57.5%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Peru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$2.21 PEN7.43	+14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.31	$2.70 PEN9.06	-34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND15.04	$6.12 PEN20.53	-47.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND83.17	$30.24 PEN101.49	-52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$5.38 PEN18.07	-0.6%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 38.3% less for clothing

	Brunei	Peru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND125.40	$50.15 PEN168.29	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND109.19	$26.05 PEN87.42	-69.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND154.11	$66.76 PEN224.04	-43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$68.85 PEN231.06	+7.9%
Average			-38.3%

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