Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Romania

Bacau vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Bacau is 11.6% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Bacau
Groceries: pay 18.7% less in Bacau
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Bacau
Housing: pay 33.5% less in Bacau
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in Bacau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% less in Bacau
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Bacau

The cost of restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Bacau are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bacau. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bacau.

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Bacau vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Bacau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.94	$14.12 RON67.28	+224.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.80	$7.32 RON34.89	+5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.73	$1.97 RON9.37	+80.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.85 RON8.80	+191.8%
Average			+104.2%

Lima vs. Bacau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.7% less for groceries

	Lima	Bacau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.83	$0.68 RON3.24	-73.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.55	$3.83 RON18.27	-15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.88	$4.55 RON21.70	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.98	$3.43 RON16.33	+17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$2.43 RON11.60	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.12	$0.51 RON2.41	-44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.63	$0.66 RON3.16	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.70 RON3.32	+10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$0.81 RON3.84	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.32 RON1.51	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$0.30 RON1.43	-25.0%
Average			-18.7%

Lima vs. Bacau - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Lima	Bacau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.90	$6.68 RON31.84	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.92	$29.28 RON139.54	+10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,418.40	$28,531.98 RON136K	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.21	$5.69 RON27.11	-71.8%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 33.5% less for housing

	Lima	Bacau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.48	$4.71 RON22.43	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,519.20	$408.41 RON1,946.49	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,156.54	$238.18 RON1,135.15	-29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.09	$79.96 RON381.11	+44.3%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Bacau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.10	$585.58 RON2,790.86	+227.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,913.16	$4,914.67 RON23,423.33	-62.5%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Bacau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.96	$2.51 RON11.96	-4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$1.99 RON9.47	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.77	$5.33 RON25.42	-7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.42	$25.79 RON122.93	-20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.90	$6.27 RON29.90	-13.6%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Bacau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.08	$83.65 RON398.69	+58.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.67	$31.79 RON151.50	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.13	$60.65 RON289.05	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.69	$83.44 RON397.70	+5.7%
Average			+2.5%

Lima vs. Bacau - Cost of clothing

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