Cost of living comparison
Romania is 29.6% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Romania instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
$8.50
RON39.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
$1.73
RON8.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
$1.42
RON6.61
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
$3.76
RON17.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
$5.57
RON25.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
$2.73
RON12.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
$0.47
RON2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
$0.67
RON3.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.64
RON2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.84
RON3.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.37
RON1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
$0.41
RON1.92
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Peru
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$5.68
RON26.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
$19.80
RON91.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
$6.26
RON29.08
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
Peru
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
Peru
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
$2.02
RON9.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
$2.17
RON10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
$37.57
RON174.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
$6.14
RON28.53
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
$80.78
RON375.13
|
|
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