Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 22.8% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Castries, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.94
RON50.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.09
RON9.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$2.12
RON9.71
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.11
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.60
RON21.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.63
RON30.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.27
RON14.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.02
RON13.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.54
RON2.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.77
RON3.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.72
RON3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.90
RON4.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.46
RON2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.45
RON2.05
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.88
RON26.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.51
RON80.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$26,408.94
RON121,227.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.91
RON27.12
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$8.86
RON40.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$568.98
RON2,611.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$395.47
RON1,815.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$118.98
RON546.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$483.31
RON2,218.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,056.32
RON46,162.54
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.06
RON14.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.15
RON14.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.69
RON26.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$50.37
RON231.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$78.75
RON361.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$40.30
RON184.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$81.53
RON374.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$100.55
RON461.59
|
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