Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 12.0% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 37.1% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,216
|
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,157
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,109
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,137
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,274
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,377
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,333
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,582
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,315
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,175
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,569
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,755
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,639
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,957
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,484
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩62,452
|
$43.74
CLF1.4500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,471,382
|
$17,494.37
CLF581.9700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩13,051
|
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,531
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,208,168
|
$543.19
CLF18.0700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩731,468
|
$457.36
CLF15.2100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩194,282
|
$117.58
CLF3.9100
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩527,995
|
$405.22
CLF13.4800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,821,334
|
$6,858.55
CLF228.1600
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,098
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,362
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,588
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,841
|
$39.95
CLF1.3300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,294
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩84,054
|
$54.28
CLF1.8100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,847
|
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩118,832
|
$74.64
CLF2.4800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩176,035
|
$78.76
CLF2.6200
|
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