Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

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Chile

Santiago vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 37.3% more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% less in Santiago
Groceries: pay 16.4% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 64.5% less in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.1% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$10.23 CLF0.2600	-51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+45.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+70.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+24.8%
Average			-11.1%

Asmara vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

	Asmara	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.81 CLF0.0500
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+275.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$4.18 CLF0.1000	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-74.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-83.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+59.9%
Average			-16.4%

Asmara vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Asmara	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$5.77 CLF0.1400	-39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+411.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-73.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.37 CLF0.1800
Average			-16.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Asmara	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-90.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$552.81 CLF13.8200	+121.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$376.90 CLF9.4200	+88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$113.86 CLF2.8500	+495.6%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+1630.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+321.5%
Average			+754.0%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+582.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$3.25 CLF0.0800	+306.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.22 CLF0.1300
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$33.92 CLF0.8500	+25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+526.7%
Average			+271.1%

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pay 64.5% less for clothing

	Asmara	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$50.25 CLF1.2600	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$28.71 CLF0.7200	-76.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$66.29 CLF1.6600	-66.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$80.84 CLF2.0200	-46.1%
Average			-64.5%

Asmara vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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