Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 54.1% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of George Town, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.85
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.92
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.17
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.42
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 67.6% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.14
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.35
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.69
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.93
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.61
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.92
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.11
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.08
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.47
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.08
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.54
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.85
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,302.23
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.67
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 78.1% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD92.78
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,442.19
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,115.62
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD252.04
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,334.69
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD20,981.54
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.46
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.52
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.93
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD72.06
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.91
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.54
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.39
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD106.85
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD121.75
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
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