Cost of living comparison

Saint Lucia

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 22.1% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 61.6% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Romania
Housing: pay 19.1% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Romania

The cost of childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Romania are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Romania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Romania.

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Romania vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.25 EC$25.00	$9.82 RON46.44	+6.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.22 RON34.13	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.87 RON8.86	-3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.62	$1.57 RON7.43	+61.7%
Average			+2.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.6% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 EC$5.02	$1.10 RON5.19	-41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$3.76 RON17.78	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.75 EC$20.95	$5.36 RON25.36	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.71 EC$12.73	$2.91 RON13.77	-38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 EC$11.09	$2.69 RON12.72	-34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.89 EC$10.50	$0.51 RON2.42	-86.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$0.67 RON3.18	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.65 RON3.08	-82.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$6.66 EC$18.00	$0.89 RON4.19	-86.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$0.35 RON1.66	-77.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 EC$2.50	$0.36 RON1.70	-61.1%
Average			-61.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.83 EC$15.75	$6.55 RON30.98	+12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.38 RON110.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$27,083.66 RON128K	+4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.64 RON31.43
Average			+8.7%

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pay 19.1% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.54 EC$117.67	$8.56 RON40.50	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.35 EC$933.33	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-18.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.71 EC$231.64	$107.14 RON506.84	+25.0%
Average			-19.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$212.76 EC$575.00	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+126.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19
Average			+126.9%

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pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.18 RON10.31	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.45 RON11.57	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.71 RON27.03	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.57 EC$131.25	$38.73 RON183.19	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 EC$17.50	$7.13 RON33.75	+10.2%
Average			-24.3%

Saint Lucia vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.73 EC$142.50	$62.00 RON293.30	+17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 EC$143.75	$35.53 RON168.09	-33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	$77.18 RON365.11	-30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$85.19 RON402.98	-34.2%
Average			-22.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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