Bucharest vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$496	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	91
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	1.72M	6.26M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 14% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5404th and 4604th ($1036 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Chile, respectively. Check Romania vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 642nd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Santiago

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	Bucharest	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$7298

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534