Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 15.0% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.11
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.30
|
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.43
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.77
|
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.56
|
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
|
pay 55.7% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.30
|
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.07
|
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
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