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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 25.3% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 89.2% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 4.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 22.6% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 56.4% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea

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

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 89.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.43	$8.05 RON34.91	+88.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.04	$6.90 RON29.92	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$2.15 RON9.31	+113.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$1.69 RON7.31	+158.4%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.98	$1.25 RON5.42	-53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.21	$4.42 RON19.18	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.39	$6.03 RON26.15	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.98	$3.33 RON14.42	+12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.87	$3.03 RON13.12	+14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.42	$0.57 RON2.49	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.73 RON3.17	+44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.63 RON2.71	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$1.04 RON4.52	+85.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.45 RON1.93	-3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.45 RON1.97	+4.5%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

	Lima	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.50	$6.19 RON26.85	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.94	$23.00 RON99.73	+0.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,325.84	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.10	$6.21 RON26.93	-71.4%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 22.6% more for housing

	Lima	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.15	$7.67 RON33.24	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,227.56	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,260.37	$299.06 RON1,296.53	-20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.61	$135.74 RON588.50	+211.8%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 56.4% more for childcare

	Lima	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN647.36	$456.02 RON1,977.01	+137.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,667.72	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-24.4%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.69	$2.53 RON10.97	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.80	$2.07 RON8.98	-20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.24	$5.75 RON24.93	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.83	$40.64 RON176.20	+30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.04	$9.20 RON39.89	+28.9%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Lima	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.00	$59.21 RON256.70	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.36	$37.09 RON160.82	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.88	$66.71 RON289.23	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.90	$72.85 RON315.82	-13.0%
Average			-3.5%

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