Cost of living comparison
Romania is 5.6% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Romania instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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