Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 22.5% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 56.4% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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