Cost of living comparison
Lima is 11.3% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON50.87
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.47
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.63
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.41
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.34
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.20
|
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON31.90
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.87
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.36
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.42
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.41
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.27
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.45
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.92
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.64
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.40
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON111,919.62
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.43
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.54
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,342.87
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,643.00
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON499.33
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,339.54
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,231.54
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.35
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.34
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.44
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON216.31
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.61
|
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON332.37
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON193.32
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON356.25
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON450.00
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
|
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