Cost of living comparison
Peru is 20.1% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Peru instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.14
|
$3.27
PEN12.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.65
|
$5.37
PEN20.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.55
|
$1.03
PEN3.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.04
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.70
|
$1.88
PEN7.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.32
|
$3.14
PEN11.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.31
|
$4.68
PEN17.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.14
|
$2.49
PEN9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.42
|
$2.54
PEN9.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.25
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.49
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.20
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.79
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.30
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.18
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 60.7% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.69
|
$5.37
PEN20.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.03
|
$17.78
PEN66.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND30,049.78
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,502.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.91
|
$15.41
PEN57.89
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
|
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND118.49
|
$29.39
PEN110.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND645.79
|
$337.81
PEN1,268.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND726.02
|
$246.39
PEN925.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND51.26
|
$43.26
PEN162.49
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND324.35
|
$193.88
PEN728.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,511.68
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,993.37
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.00
|
$2.06
PEN7.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND4.90
|
$2.73
PEN10.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.31
|
$5.11
PEN19.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND87.13
|
$32.12
PEN120.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.30
|
$4.85
PEN18.22
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND75.87
|
$45.11
PEN169.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND78.95
|
$23.43
PEN87.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND132.63
|
$70.13
PEN263.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND142.03
|
$71.17
PEN267.32
|
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