Cost of living comparison
Peru is 16.5% cheaper than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND9.99
|
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.65
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.72
|
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.11
|
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.15
|
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.40
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.65
|
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.66
|
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.78
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.55
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.73
|
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.84
|
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,011.49
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND179.75
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND849.47
|
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND799.50
|
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.52
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND500.02
|
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,930.12
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.75
|
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.79
|
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND9.99
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND124.98
|
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.01
|
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND126.68
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND129.70
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.26
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND176.69
|
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
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