Cost of living comparison

 St. George's, Grenada
compared to
 Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 99.0% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants
pay 26.9% more in Bucharest
Groceries
pay 27.3% less in Bucharest
Transportation
pay 32.2% less in Bucharest
Housing
pay 14.4% less in Bucharest
Childcare
pay 7.0 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.1% more in Bucharest
Clothing
pay 83.4% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Bucharest are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Bucharest. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of St. George's, you would:

pay 26.9% more for restaurants

 
St. George's
Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$11.85
RON52.46
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$7.54
RON33.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
EC$5.00
$2.00
RON8.84

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pay 27.3% less for groceries

 
St. George's
Bucharest
Bread
1 loaf
$1.69
EC$4.57
$1.17
RON5.20
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.32
EC$11.68
$4.52
RON20.02
Milk (1 gallon) $14.71
EC$39.75
$6.34
RON28.07

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

 
St. George's
Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.18
EC$14.01
$6.09
RON26.97
Monthly public transit pass $37.00
EC$100.00
$17.24
RON76.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60

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pay 14.4% less for housing

 
St. George's
Bucharest
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.87
EC$126.67
$9.35
RON41.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $579.70
EC$1,566.67
$601.94
RON2,664.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $289.85
EC$783.33
$397.23
RON1,758.26

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

 
St. George's
Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.50
EC$150.00
$527.95
RON2,336.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87

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pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
St. George's
Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.04
EC$5.50
$3.23
RON14.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.44
EC$12.00
$3.17
RON14.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
EC$5.00
$5.98
RON26.47

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pay 83.4% more for clothing

 
St. George's
Bucharest
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.90
EC$70.00
$78.42
RON347.09
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
EC$120.00
$39.68
RON175.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$42.55
EC$115.00
$85.94
RON380.41

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