Cost of living comparison

Santiago, Chile

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 13.1% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 5.9% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 50.9% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 30.5% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Bucharest are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3000	$11.85 RON52.79	-4.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$7.54 RON33.59	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$2.00 RON8.90	+12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$2.20 RON9.82	+61.3%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Santiago	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$1.17 RON5.23	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1300	$4.52 RON20.15	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$6.34 RON28.25	+38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$3.28 RON14.60	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$3.09 RON13.76	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$0.59 RON2.61	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.77 RON3.43	+8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.75 RON3.35	-17.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.88 RON3.92	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.51 RON2.26	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.44 RON1.96	-32.9%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Santiago	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$6.09 RON27.14	+18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0100	$17.24 RON76.78	-58.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF455.8100	$26,003.12 RON115,828.28	+40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3100	$5.82 RON25.91	-53.1%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Santiago	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5100	$9.35 RON41.67	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.6300	$601.94 RON2,681.27	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.8200	$397.23 RON1,769.42	-9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5700	$130.07 RON579.37	+24.3%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 50.9% more for childcare

	Santiago	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.5300	$527.95 RON2,351.70	+36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF157.8800	$10,631.65 RON47,357.62	+65.6%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$3.23 RON14.40	+14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$3.17 RON14.11	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$5.98 RON26.63	+16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8300	$49.84 RON222.02	+47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1400	$8.62 RON38.39	+46.8%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 30.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.3000	$78.42 RON349.29	+48.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7600	$39.68 RON176.74	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8000	$85.94 RON382.83	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0200	$105.80 RON471.28	+29.0%
Average			+30.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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