Chile vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$427
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
46
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
31%
🎓 Higher education
85
73
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
19.5M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 14% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Chile ranked 89th vs 106th 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 0.7 months in Chile compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 51st 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
$9.29
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$7145

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1075
6.26M
Puente Alto
$862
574K
San Bernardo
$763
301K
Antofagasta
$962
349K
Los Angeles
$757
143K
Vina del Mar
$854
333K
Calama
$689
158K
Iquique
$825
188K
Valparaiso
$888
297K
Coquimbo
$761
204K
Talca
$724
206K
Temuco
$820
282K
La Serena
$782
195K
Rancagua
$785
231K
Concepcion
$870
218K
Chillan
$693
164K
Copiapo
$739
151K
Arica
$702
202K
Talcahuano
$686
148K
Puerto Montt
$672
170K
Osorno
$738
147K
Punta Arenas
$980
123K
Valdivia
$719
150K
Quilpue
$825
148K
Curico
$730
162K
Coronel
$810
116K
Linares
$816
73.6K
San Antonio
$1044
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
125K
Ovalle
$747
75.9K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K