Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 43.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$10.94
RON50.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$2.09
RON9.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$2.12
RON9.71
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.11
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$4.60
RON21.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$6.63
RON30.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$3.27
RON14.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.02
RON13.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.54
RON2.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.77
RON3.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.72
RON3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.90
RON4.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.46
RON2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.45
RON2.05
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$5.88
RON26.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$17.51
RON80.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$26,408.94
RON121,227.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$5.91
RON27.12
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$8.86
RON40.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$568.98
RON2,611.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$395.47
RON1,815.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$118.98
RON546.18
|
|
pay 64.3% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$483.31
RON2,218.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$10,056.32
RON46,162.54
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$3.06
RON14.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$3.15
RON14.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$5.69
RON26.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$50.37
RON231.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$78.75
RON361.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$40.30
RON184.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$81.53
RON374.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$100.55
RON461.59
|
|
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