Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 8.3% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Athens, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Santiago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Athens
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$48.88
CLF1.6700
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$17,775.09
CLF606.8400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Athens
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$515.89
CLF17.6100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$484.85
CLF16.5500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$123.09
CLF4.2000
|
|
pay 23.3% less for childcare
Athens
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$427.49
CLF14.5900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.9300
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Athens
|
Santiago
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$57.07
CLF1.9500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$74.61
CLF2.5500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$82.33
CLF2.8100
|
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