Cost of living comparison
Lima is 23.6% more expensive than Alba Iulia.
If you lived in Lima instead of Alba Iulia, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
|
Alba Iulia
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RON40.01
|
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.93
RON27.50
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
RON6.67
|
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
RON5.00
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
|
Alba Iulia
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
RON4.63
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
RON18.69
|
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
RON23.40
|
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
RON14.76
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
RON13.00
|
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.12
|
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON2.99
|
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.01
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
RON4.91
|
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
RON1.51
|
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
|
Alba Iulia
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RON26.11
|
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.16
RON75.01
|
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
RON22.50
|
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
|
pay 69.5% more for housing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.89
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.23
RON1,398.20
|
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.29
RON1,147.84
|
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.84
RON533.06
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
|
Alba Iulia
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$403.19
RON1,871.50
|
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,126.45
RON28,437.12
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Alba Iulia
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
RON7.50
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.15
RON10.00
|
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
RON25.00
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.43
RON178.36
|
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.17
RON24.00
|
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.94
RON190.03
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.48
RON160.02
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.28
RON363.34
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.23
RON316.71
|
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
|
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