Chile vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$470
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$942
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$18419
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
46
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
31%
🎓 Higher education
85
73
😀 Quality of life
64
63
🏙️ Population
19.5M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 20% more expensive than in Romania ($860). Chile ranked 80th vs 111th 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 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 52nd and 54th 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
$10.4
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$2209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$7610

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1200
6.26M
Puente Alto
$957
574K
San Bernardo
$854
301K
Vina del Mar
$932
333K
Antofagasta
$1054
349K
Valparaiso
$959
297K
Calama
$699
158K
Iquique
$966
188K
La Serena
$853
195K
Temuco
$876
282K
Talca
$849
206K
Coquimbo
$852
204K
Rancagua
$844
231K
Concepcion
$922
218K
Chillan
$649
164K
Arica
$781
202K
Puerto Montt
$762
170K
Copiapo
$802
151K
Osorno
$847
147K
Valdivia
$884
150K
Talcahuano
$734
148K
Los Angeles
$743
143K
Punta Arenas
$1091
123K
Quilpue
$908
148K
Ovalle
$819
124K
Curico
$788
177K
Coronel
$852
116K
San Antonio
$1135
86.2K
Linares
$894
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$922
127K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K