Cost of living comparison
Peru is 3.3% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Peru instead of Romania, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.34
|
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.25
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.06
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.61
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Romania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.30
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.30
|
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.26
|
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.99
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.40
|
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.01
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.76
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.71
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.09
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Romania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.25
|
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.80
|
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,320.62
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.56
|
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
|
pay 41.1% more for housing
Romania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.49
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,350.08
|
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON992.45
|
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON467.55
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
Romania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,455.09
|
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,757.91
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.38
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.44
|
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.89
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON165.31
|
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.43
|
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Romania
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON268.85
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON147.45
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON327.29
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON364.06
|
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
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