Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 31.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Lima, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
$3.01
$4.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$5.11
$6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.75
$1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.60
$0.81
|
|
pay 88.9% more for groceries
Lima
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
$1.68
$2.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
$2.76
$3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
$5.55
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
$2.18
$2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$2.44
$3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
$1.58
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.02
$1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$1.71
$2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$1.67
$2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.75
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.92
$1.24
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Lima
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
$1.50
$2.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
$22.56
$30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
$24,063.77
$32,641.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
$20.87
$28.31
|
|
pay 46.4% more for housing
Lima
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
$79.08
$107.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
$588.78
$798.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
$378.50
$513.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
$41.83
$56.74
|
|
pay 59.1% more for childcare
Lima
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
$208.21
$282.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
$12,117.74
$16,437.44
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
$1.88
$2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
$3.44
$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$11.28
$15.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
$39.10
$53.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
$4.51
$6.12
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Lima
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
$60.00
$81.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
$28.17
$38.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
$88.32
$119.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
$69.99
$94.95
|
|
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