Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 59.9% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Santiago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$50.00
BMD50.00
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
BMD3.19
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
BMD2.75
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 70.7% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$8.20
BMD8.20
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.11
BMD8.11
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
BMD16.07
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.10
BMD8.10
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.59
BMD9.59
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.20
BMD5.20
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.20
BMD3.20
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
BMD4.74
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.36
BMD4.36
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
BMD3.84
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
BMD2.84
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
BMD8.77
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,500.00
BMD36,500.00
|
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.38
BMD36.38
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$138.75
BMD138.75
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,411.11
BMD3,411.11
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,200.00
BMD2,200.00
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.60
BMD199.60
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,268.00
BMD1,268.00
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,555.56
BMD24,555.56
|
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.68
BMD5.68
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.50
BMD17.50
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$172.00
BMD172.00
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.00
BMD75.00
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BMD60.00
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.00
BMD140.00
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.83
BMD133.83
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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