Cost of living comparison
Romania is 9.2% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.92
RON32.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$1.30
RON6.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.20
RON5.58
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Romania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$3.06
RON14.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$4.98
RON23.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$2.23
RON10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.59
RON2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.87
RON4.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Romania
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$6.47
RON30.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Romania
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$212.37
RON986.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
|
pay 47.1% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Romania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.58
RON7.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.81
RON8.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$35.37
RON164.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$6.08
RON28.27
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$77.90
RON362.02
|
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