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Saint John's vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 58.0% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% less in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 87.3% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Saint John's

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Saint John's are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Saint John's. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 6.5% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON60.33	$13.88 EC$37.50	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON35.19	$11.10 EC$30.00	+37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON9.95	$2.07 EC$5.60	-8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.38	$0.96 EC$2.58	-55.5%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Bucharest	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.31	$2.78 EC$7.50	+92.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON21.79	$4.07 EC$11.00	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON29.15	$8.40 EC$22.71	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON15.82	$5.37 EC$14.50	+48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON14.79	$3.69 EC$9.98	+9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.81	$2.96 EC$8.00	+360.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.44	$1.11 EC$3.00	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.50	$3.70 EC$10.00	+361.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.18	$3.70 EC$10.00	+212.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.03	$1.30 EC$3.50	+178.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.06	$1.30 EC$3.50	+175.4%
Average			+135.2%

Bucharest vs. Saint John's - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON27.79	$6.29 EC$17.00	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON100.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON125,692.77	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON27.15	$51.53 EC$139.27	+730.0%
Average			+237.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON49.80	$77.58 EC$209.67	+581.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,830.14	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,892.70	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+56.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON610.41	$99.04 EC$267.65	-29.1%
Average			+167.7%

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pay 87.3% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON2,907.18	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON63,763.52	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-87.3%
Average			-87.3%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.08	$1.85 EC$5.00	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON14.35	$3.95 EC$10.67	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON29.16	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON229.53	$61.67 EC$166.67	+17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON40.22	$6.20 EC$16.75	-32.6%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON352.17	$50.00 EC$135.13	-37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON198.84	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON410.92	$74.00 EC$200.00	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON479.90	??
Average			-29.6%

Bucharest vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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