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:

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.85 RON51.73	+60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.54 RON32.92	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.00 RON8.72	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$2.20 RON9.62	+48.9%
Average			+26.9%

St. George's vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.3% less for groceries

	St. George's	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.17 RON5.13	-30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$4.52 RON19.75	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$6.34 RON27.68	-56.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.28 RON14.30	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.09 RON13.48	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$0.59 RON2.56	-76.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.77 RON3.36	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.75 RON3.28	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.88 RON3.85	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 EC$2.54	$0.51 RON2.21	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.44 RON1.92	-48.9%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

	St. George's	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 EC$14.01	$6.09 RON26.60	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$17.24 RON75.24	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$26,003.12 RON113,503.60	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$199.81 EC$540.00	$5.82 RON25.39	-97.1%
Average			-32.2%

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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 RON40.83	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$601.94 RON2,627.45	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$397.23 RON1,733.91	+37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$130.07 RON567.74	-18.5%
Average			-14.4%

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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 RON2,304.50	+851.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$10,631.65 RON46,407.15	+356.1%
Average			+603.7%

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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 RON14.11	+58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.17 RON13.83	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.98 RON26.10	+223.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$49.84 RON217.56	+34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.62 RON37.62	-22.4%
Average			+53.1%

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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 RON342.28	+202.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$39.68 RON173.19	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$85.94 RON375.14	+102.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$105.80 RON461.82	+39.5%
Average			+83.4%

St. George's vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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