Cost of living comparison
Lima is 6.3% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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