Cost of living comparison
Romania is 14.6% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Romania instead of Chile, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$6.92
RON31.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2400
|
$5.40
RON24.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$1.30
RON5.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$1.20
RON5.53
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Chile
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.92
RON4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$3.06
RON14.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$4.98
RON22.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1100
|
$2.57
RON11.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$2.23
RON10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
RON2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.58
RON2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.87
RON4.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.29
RON1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.31
RON1.42
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Chile
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$6.47
RON29.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6500
|
$18.36
RON84.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF625.3700
|
$19,112.96
RON87,921.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4700
|
$5.47
RON25.16
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Chile
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0700
|
$8.88
RON40.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF16.0200
|
$288.89
RON1,328.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.8000
|
$212.37
RON976.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.5000
|
$100.05
RON460.22
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
Chile
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF11.1300
|
$311.36
RON1,432.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF177.2100
|
$5,083.75
RON23,385.78
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.58
RON7.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.81
RON8.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$4.90
RON22.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5600
|
$35.37
RON162.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$6.08
RON27.98
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Chile
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.7100
|
$57.53
RON264.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0500
|
$31.55
RON145.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.2200
|
$70.03
RON322.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6700
|
$77.90
RON358.36
|
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