Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 7.9% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% less in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 46.0% more in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 11.4% more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 26.3% less in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 30.8% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in San Fernando

The cost of groceries and transportation in San Fernando are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in San Fernando.

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San Fernando vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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pay 27.4% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.25	$10.32 TTD70.16	-29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$8.11 TTD55.12	+10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.44	$1.02 TTD6.92	-57.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.65	$0.74 TTD5.01	-67.3%
Average			-27.4%

Bucharest vs. San Fernando - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

	Bucharest	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.24	$2.28 TTD15.53	+73.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.63	$3.32 TTD22.56	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.40	$7.63 TTD51.85	+22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.35	$3.83 TTD26.06	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.45	$4.57 TTD31.07	+49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.70	$2.50 TTD17.01	+337.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.43	$1.14 TTD7.74	+57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.25	$1.67 TTD11.37	+143.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.42	$1.95 TTD13.23	+69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.73	$0.33 TTD2.27	-8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.62	$0.33 TTD2.27	-2.3%
Average			+46.0%

Bucharest vs. San Fernando - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.4% more for transportation

	Bucharest	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.25	$4.32 TTD29.40	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON98.93	$44.22 TTD300.68	+111.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$36,853.34 TTD251K	+29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.71	$7.96 TTD54.12	+41.0%
Average			+11.4%

Bucharest vs. San Fernando - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.3% less for housing

	Bucharest	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON43.83	$45.45 TTD309.03	+390.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,203.34	$515.95 TTD3,507.88	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,135.02	$393.10 TTD2,672.67	-12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON699.33	$33.82 TTD229.93	-77.1%
Average			-26.3%

Bucharest vs. San Fernando - Cost of housing

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pay 30.8% less for childcare

	Bucharest	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,966.59	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	-24.7%
Average			-30.8%

Bucharest vs. San Fernando - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.81	$1.84 TTD12.53	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.59	$3.72 TTD25.28	+6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.42	$5.60 TTD38.09	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON232.83	$51.59 TTD350.79	+4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.57	$8.84 TTD60.14	+5.7%
Average			-11.2%

Bucharest vs. San Fernando - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Bucharest	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON419.90	$54.67 TTD371.67	-38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON181.80	$36.85 TTD250.56	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON368.20	$88.45 TTD601.35	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON433.74	$88.45 TTD601.35	-3.5%
Average			-10.3%

Bucharest vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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