Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 13.1% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
|
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