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Brasov vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Brasov is 28.4% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Brasov
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Brasov
Transportation: pay 20.5% less in Brasov
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Brasov
Childcare: pay 33.5% more in Brasov
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% more in Brasov
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Brasov

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Brasov are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Brasov.

Brasov vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brasov instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Brasov
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$9.70 RON46.78	+85.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$7.00 RON33.79	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$1.94 RON9.36	+134.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$1.81 RON8.73	+255.7%
Average			+122.6%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Brasov
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$1.26 RON6.08	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$4.03 RON19.42	-4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$5.65 RON27.28	+14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$3.18 RON15.34	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$2.93 RON14.14	+30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$0.53 RON2.58	-38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.73 RON3.50	+43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.69 RON3.33	+43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$1.06 RON5.10	+102.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.43 RON2.07	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.47 RON2.26	-1.8%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 20.5% less for transportation

	Lima	Brasov
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$5.62 RON27.14	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$17.24 RON83.17	-27.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$5.82 RON28.07	-71.1%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Lima	Brasov
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$8.81 RON42.51	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$543.66 RON2,623.15	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$384.66 RON1,856.01	+5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$114.84 RON554.11	+161.0%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 33.5% more for childcare

	Lima	Brasov
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$403.19 RON1,945.40	+88.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$6,126.45 RON29,560.10	-21.6%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Brasov
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$2.59 RON12.48	+22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$2.97 RON14.31	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$5.39 RON25.99	+1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$51.53 RON248.65	+68.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$8.62 RON41.59	+8.4%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Lima	Brasov
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$53.97 RON260.40	+26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$40.57 RON195.73	+16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$78.28 RON377.68	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$76.81 RON370.61	-18.6%
Average			+3.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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