Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.1 times more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$25.99
€24.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$5.09
€4.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$7.15
€6.67
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$5.23
€4.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$8.12
€7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$7.17
€6.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$3.60
€3.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$4.81
€4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.23
€1.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.23
€1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 62.0% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$8.64
€8.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$23.83
€22.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF590.9800
|
$46,760.68
€43,630.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$20.58
€19.20
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$61.73
€57.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3500
|
$8,169.63
€7,622.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4500
|
$6,497.92
€6,062.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$237.50
€221.60
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Santiago
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$2,111.82
€1,970.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.6900
|
$43,184.11
€40,293.07
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$8.12
€7.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$5.67
€5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$13.54
€12.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$521.19
€486.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Santiago
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$162.81
€151.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$65.34
€60.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$187.00
€174.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$632.46
€590.12
|
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