Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 29.1% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Castries, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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