Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 0.1% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$11.06
RON51.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$1.88
RON8.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$1.83
RON8.52
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$4.39
RON20.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$6.94
RON32.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.90
RON13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.74
RON3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.71
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.97
RON4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$6.01
RON27.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
$17.69
RON82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$5.96
RON27.77
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$2.47
RON11.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
$47.02
RON218.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$7.74
RON36.05
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
$97.82
RON455.56
|
|
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