Cost of living comparison
Lima is 6.3% cheaper than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Lima instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Lima
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$4.03
PEN15.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.68
|
$6.18
PEN23.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$0.86
PEN3.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$2.33
PEN8.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.15
|
$3.60
PEN13.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.19
|
$4.93
PEN18.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$2.67
PEN10.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$2.37
PEN8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$0.80
PEN3.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.79
|
$0.49
PEN1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$0.49
PEN1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$0.48
PEN1.84
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$5.61
PEN21.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.86
PEN79.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,106.30
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,638.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.42
PEN77.56
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.34
|
$29.05
PEN110.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.25
|
$557.54
PEN2,117.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.12
|
$362.83
PEN1,377.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.69
|
$47.53
PEN180.49
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.66
|
$250.81
PEN952.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,962.57
|
$7,392.79
PEN28,074.46
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$2.15
PEN8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$2.66
PEN10.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$5.37
PEN20.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.39
|
$30.70
PEN116.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$6.72
PEN25.51
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.09
|
$43.97
PEN166.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.13
|
$31.91
PEN121.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.77
|
$81.88
PEN310.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.27
|
$91.53
PEN347.60
|
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