Cost of living comparison

Castries, Saint Lucia

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 29.1% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 36.8% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 11.1% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.6% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Bucharest

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

Bucharest vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Castries, you would:

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pay 40.8% more for restaurants

	Castries	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.85 RON53.85	+60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.54 RON34.27	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.00 RON9.07	+2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$2.20 RON10.01	+98.5%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 36.8% less for groceries

	Castries	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 EC$4.39	$1.17 RON5.34	-27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 EC$9.50	$4.52 RON20.56	+28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.72 EC$20.85	$6.34 RON28.81	-17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 EC$10.24	$3.28 RON14.89	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.09 RON14.04	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$0.59 RON2.66	-82.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.77 RON3.49	+2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.75 RON3.41	-73.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$0.88 RON4.00	-78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 EC$4.23	$0.51 RON2.30	-67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.44 RON2.00	-43.8%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	Castries	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$6.09 RON27.69	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.24 RON78.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$26,003.12 RON118,155.56	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.82 RON26.44
Average			-1.2%

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pay 11.1% less for housing

	Castries	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.02 EC$121.67	$9.35 RON42.51	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$653.95 EC$1,767.34	$601.94 RON2,735.14	-8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.02 EC$1,100.00	$397.23 RON1,804.97	-2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.60 EC$242.16	$130.07 RON591.01	+45.2%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Castries	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.93 EC$491.67	$527.95 RON2,398.95	+190.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,631.65 RON48,309.15
Average			+190.2%

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pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.23 RON14.69	+58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.17 RON14.39	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.98 RON27.17
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 EC$91.67	$49.84 RON226.48	+46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$8.62 RON39.16	+55.3%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Castries	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$78.42 RON356.31	-0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.59 EC$158.33	$39.68 RON180.29	-32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.34 EC$333.33	$85.94 RON390.52	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$105.80 RON480.75	+4.0%
Average			-14.8%

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