Cost of living comparison
Romania is 15.1% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 88.8% more in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 0.6% more in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 17.0% less in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 3.1% more in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 35.1% more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.1% less in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 0.5% more in Romania
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing in Romania are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Romania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Lima, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.58
|
$8.56
RON41.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.84
|
$6.33
RON30.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.10
|
$1.72
RON8.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.91
|
$1.43
RON6.89
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.08
|
$1.08
RON5.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.82
|
$3.79
RON18.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.56
|
$5.46
RON26.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.14
|
$2.83
RON13.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.42
|
$2.70
RON13.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.28
|
$0.47
RON2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.89
|
$0.66
RON3.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$0.65
RON3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.96
|
$0.85
RON4.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.00
|
$0.38
RON1.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.41
RON1.98
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.18
|
$5.64
RON27.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN89.38
|
$20.73
RON100.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN86,801.71
|
$25,159.13
RON121,392.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.48
|
$6.39
RON30.86
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN99.54
|
$8.45
RON40.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,156.90
|
$363.94
RON1,756.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,362.93
|
$266.85
RON1,287.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN164.91
|
$107.36
RON518.04
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN800.73
|
$405.62
RON1,957.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,298.06
|
$6,284.14
RON30,320.96
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.95
|
$2.01
RON9.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.82
|
$2.20
RON10.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
$5.30
RON25.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN114.35
|
$37.40
RON180.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.79
|
$6.19
RON29.86
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN160.36
|
$57.67
RON278.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN131.09
|
$34.90
RON168.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN319.30
|
$69.76
RON336.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN353.56
|
$80.53
RON388.56
|
|
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