Cost of living comparison
Chile is 34.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Chile instead of Romania, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.23
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.17
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.04
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.59
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
Romania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.28
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.25
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.18
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.95
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.37
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.75
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.07
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
Romania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.14
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.50
|
$46.36
CLF1.5900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,009.08
|
$17,551.34
CLF603.2400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.47
|
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
|
pay 93.8% more for housing
Romania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.34
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,345.37
|
$449.67
CLF15.4600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON988.99
|
$387.32
CLF13.3100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON465.92
|
$98.11
CLF3.3700
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
Romania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,450.02
|
$312.26
CLF10.7300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,675.05
|
$4,973.52
CLF170.9400
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.36
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.41
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.81
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.73
|
$43.65
CLF1.5000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.33
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Romania
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.91
|
$47.97
CLF1.6500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.93
|
$29.36
CLF1.0100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON326.15
|
$62.17
CLF2.1400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.79
|
$74.99
CLF2.5800
|
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