Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Romania

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

Bucharest is 13.6% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 55.8% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 13.6% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 27.3% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 37.0% more in Bucharest

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

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Bucharest vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.8% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$14.64 RON69.77	+97.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.32 RON34.89	-12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.42 RON11.53	+24.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.25 RON10.73	+15.9%
Average			+34.8%

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

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pay 55.8% less for groceries

	St. George's	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.32 RON6.29	-44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$4.36 RON20.78	-37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$6.22 RON29.62	-59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.67 RON17.48	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.05 RON14.55	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$0.57 RON2.72	-90.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.72 RON3.45	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.69 RON3.28	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.15 RON5.46	-55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.36 RON1.74	-71.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.34 RON1.63	-79.4%
Average			-55.8%

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

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	St. George's	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$7.45 RON35.52	+41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$20.91 RON99.67	-67.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$28,531.98 RON136K	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.65 RON26.91
Average			-13.6%

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pay 27.3% less for housing

	St. George's	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$9.27 RON44.16	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$677.15 RON3,227.32	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$451.32 RON2,151.00	+3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$147.83 RON704.56	-23.0%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$627.11 RON2,988.79	+1029.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$14,371.87 RON68,496.31	+331.6%
Average			+598.3%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.76 RON17.94	+35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$3.51 RON16.71	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.43 RON30.65
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$49.22 RON234.57	+33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.37 RON39.87	-24.6%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 37.0% more for clothing

	St. George's	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$88.76 RON423.04	+152.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$38.43 RON183.17	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$77.83 RON370.96	+53.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$91.69 RON436.99	+4.7%
Average			+37.0%

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

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