Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 2.2 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Romania, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.44
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.11
|
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.75
|
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.91
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.79
|
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.76
|
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.10
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.01
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.67
|
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON97.95
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.22
|
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
|
pay 74.6% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.52
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON176.73
|
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.24
|
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Grenada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON380.52
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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