Cost of living comparison

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Grenada

St. George's vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 15.7% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in St. George's
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 37.6% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 85.7% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in St. George's
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in St. George's

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

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St. George's vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.77	$7.40 EC$20.00	-49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.89	$8.33 EC$22.50	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.53	$1.94 EC$5.25	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.73	$1.94 EC$5.25	-13.7%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bucharest	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.29	$2.38 EC$6.44	+80.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.78	$6.93 EC$18.74	+59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.62	$15.41 EC$41.64	+147.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.48	$4.26 EC$11.50	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.55	$4.26 EC$11.50	+39.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.72	$6.11 EC$16.50	+968.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.45	$1.11 EC$3.00	+53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.28	$0.74 EC$2.00	+7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.46	$2.59 EC$7.00	+126.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.74	$1.30 EC$3.50	+255.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.63	$1.67 EC$4.50	+386.3%
Average			+126.2%

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Bucharest	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.52	$5.28 EC$14.26	-29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON99.67	$64.35 EC$173.91	+207.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON136K	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.91	??
Average			+15.7%

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pay 37.6% more for housing

	Bucharest	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON44.16	$50.94 EC$137.67	+449.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,227.32	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,151.00	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	-3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON704.56	$192.10 EC$519.15	+29.9%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 85.7% less for childcare

	Bucharest	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,988.79	$55.50 EC$150.00	-91.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON68,496.31	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-76.8%
Average			-85.7%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.94	$2.78 EC$7.50	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.71	$4.38 EC$11.83	+24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.65	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON234.57	$37.00 EC$100.00	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.87	$11.10 EC$30.00	+32.7%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Bucharest	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON423.04	$35.15 EC$95.00	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON183.17	$44.40 EC$120.00	+15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON370.96	$50.57 EC$136.67	-35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON436.99	$87.57 EC$236.67	-4.5%
Average			-27.0%

Bucharest vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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