Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 48.6% 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 |
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 36.1% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 91.5% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
|
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