Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

Chile

Santiago vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 5.9% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 24.1% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 26.3% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 27.0% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 0.4% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 39.4% less in Santiago

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and childcare in Santiago are more expensive than in Amman. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Amman, you would:

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Amman	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 JOD0.440	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+172.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+116.9%
Average			+52.0%

Amman vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.1% more for groceries

	Amman	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 JOD0.490	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+161.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 JOD3.290	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.15 JOD4.360	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 JOD1.680	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+76.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 JOD2.090	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 JOD0.840	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 JOD0.650	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+113.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.49 CLF0.0100	+17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+77.7%
Average			+24.1%

Amman vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.3% less for transportation

	Amman	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 JOD4.620	$5.77 CLF0.1400	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$40.93 CLF1.0200	-3.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,260.93 JOD25,000.000	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.89 JOD8.430	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-38.0%
Average			-26.3%

Amman vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.0% more for housing

	Amman	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.08 JOD22.740	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.25 JOD328.440	$552.81 CLF13.8200	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.77 JOD173.540	$376.90 CLF9.4200	+54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.40 JOD69.770	$113.86 CLF2.8500	+15.7%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 0.4% more for childcare

	Amman	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.03 JOD343.180	$432.52 CLF10.8100	-10.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,718.43 JOD6,890.360	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+12.8%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.46 JOD6.000	$4.09 CLF0.1000	-51.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 JOD3.190	$3.25 CLF0.0800	-27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 JOD2.750	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.90 JOD36.790	$33.92 CLF0.8500	-34.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$7.52 CLF0.1900	-33.3%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 39.4% less for clothing

	Amman	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.47 JOD45.000	$50.25 CLF1.2600	-20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$82.45 JOD58.450	$28.71 CLF0.7200	-65.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.81 JOD89.200	$66.29 CLF1.6600	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.98 JOD61.670	$80.84 CLF2.0200	-7.1%
Average			-39.4%

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