Chile vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$441
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$17068
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
46
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
31%
🎓 Higher education
85
72
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
19.5M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Chile ($983) is 18% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Chile ranked 87th vs 113th for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chile compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 56th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Romania

We calculate prices for Chile and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 47 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Chile Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.3
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2507
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2470
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6686
$8337

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1133
6.26M
Puente Alto
$930
574K
San Bernardo
$875
301K
Vina del Mar
$874
333K
Antofagasta
$1011
349K
Iquique
$923
188K
Calama
$673
158K
Valparaiso
$805
297K
La Serena
$814
195K
Temuco
$935
282K
Coquimbo
$807
204K
Talca
$835
206K
Rancagua
$798
231K
Concepcion
$902
218K
Chillan
$642
164K
Puerto Montt
$757
170K
Arica
$748
202K
Copiapo
$767
151K
Punta Arenas
$1038
123K
Valdivia
$839
150K
Talcahuano
$671
148K
Osorno
$810
147K
Los Angeles
$762
143K
Quilpue
$832
148K
Ovalle
$735
124K
Curico
$765
177K
Coronel
$810
116K
San Antonio
$1074
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
127K
Linares
$860
73.6K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K