Cost of living comparison

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Santiago vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 3.1 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Santiago
Housing: pay 83.3% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 11.3 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 42.9% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Asmara	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$10.50 CLF0.2300	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$8.10 CLF0.1800	+35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+16.4%
Average			+17.1%

Asmara vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Asmara	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.55 CLF0.0300
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.13 CLF0.1100	+241.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$4.52 CLF0.1000	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$4.01 CLF0.0900	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-75.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-83.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+67.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+71.6%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Asmara	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$5.23 CLF0.1200	-38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$41.99 CLF0.9300	+424.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$19,201.90 CLF423.3400	-71.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.86 CLF0.2800
Average			+105.0%

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pay 83.3% more for housing

	Asmara	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$21.76 CLF0.4800	-89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$502.56 CLF11.0800	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$424.00 CLF9.3500	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$107.40 CLF2.3700	+410.7%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 11.3 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$431.25 CLF9.5100	+1625.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$8,923.79 CLF196.7400	+432.8%
Average			+1028.9%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+293.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+275.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.56 CLF0.1200
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$32.24 CLF0.7100	+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$6.30 CLF0.1400	+472.6%
Average			+265.2%

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pay 42.9% less for clothing

	Asmara	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$53.82 CLF1.1900	-34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$30.77 CLF0.6800	-59.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$73.54 CLF1.6200	-63.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$81.13 CLF1.7900	-14.6%
Average			-42.9%

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