Cost of living comparison

Chile

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Valparaiso Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 21.6% more expensive than Valparaiso.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 37.9% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 77.1% more in Bucharest

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Bucharest are more expensive than in Valparaiso. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Valparaiso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Valparaiso, you would:

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Valparaiso	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.21 CLF0.2300	$14.64 RON69.25	+59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.44 CLF0.2100	$7.32 RON34.63	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$2.42 RON11.44	+108.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 CLF0.0200	$2.25 RON10.65	+163.4%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Valparaiso	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$1.32 RON6.24	-27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$4.36 RON20.63	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$6.22 RON29.40	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 CLF0.1000	$3.67 RON17.35	-5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$3.05 RON14.45	-1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 CLF0.0200	$0.57 RON2.70	-23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.72 RON3.43	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 CLF0.0200	$0.69 RON3.25	-0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.15 RON5.42	+64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 CLF0.0100	$0.36 RON1.73	-12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 CLF0.0100	$0.34 RON1.62	-40.2%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Valparaiso	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 CLF0.1400	$7.45 RON35.25	+33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.16 CLF1.2800	$20.91 RON98.93	-59.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,299.89 CLF357.4400	$28,531.98 RON135K	+99.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$5.65 RON26.71	-23.4%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Valparaiso	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$9.27 RON43.83	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.36 CLF11.5600	$677.15 RON3,203.34	+46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$383.91 CLF9.6000	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+17.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.03 CLF2.2300	$147.83 RON699.33	+66.0%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 37.9% more for childcare

	Valparaiso	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+45.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+31.1%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Valparaiso	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.05 CLF0.1000	$3.76 RON17.81	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 CLF0.0700	$3.51 RON16.59	+27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 CLF0.1100	$6.43 RON30.42	+47.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.56 CLF0.6100	$49.22 RON232.83	+100.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$8.37 RON39.57	+11.2%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 77.1% more for clothing

	Valparaiso	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.40 CLF0.8100	$88.76 RON419.90	+173.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.14 CLF0.7000	$38.43 RON181.80	+36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$54.74 CLF1.3700	$77.83 RON368.20	+42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.63 CLF1.2400	$91.69 RON433.74	+84.8%
Average			+77.1%

Valparaiso vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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