Cost of living comparison
Kuala Belait is 70.0% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Kuala Belait instead of Lima, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Kuala Belait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.46
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.70
|
$7.16
BND9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.31
|
$1.28
BND1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
$1.11
BND1.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.95
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.81
|
$8.99
BND12.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.91
|
$9.02
BND12.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.24
|
$2.52
BND3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN9.08
|
$4.19
BND5.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.05
|
$1.97
BND2.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
$2.81
BND3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.78
|
$1.69
BND2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$2.64
BND3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.29
BND1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.86
|
$1.05
BND1.43
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Lima
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.53
|
$1.37
BND1.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN79.98
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN82,441.68
|
$21,528.52
BND29,178.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN78.32
|
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pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lima
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN111.40
|
$133.39
BND180.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,138.10
|
$630.37
BND854.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,391.41
|
$593.29
BND804.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN182.27
|
$39.71
BND53.82
|
|
pay 23.8% more for childcare
Lima
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN961.82
|
$371.05
BND502.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN28,350.78
|
$7,368.83
BND9,987.33
|
|
pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.24
|
$2.78
BND3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.20
|
$4.30
BND5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.61
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN117.72
|
$92.75
BND125.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.76
|
$5.20
BND7.05
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Lima
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN168.61
|
$94.00
BND127.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN122.37
|
$96.25
BND130.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN314.01
|
$116.69
BND158.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN351.02
|
$131.12
BND177.71
|
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