Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 30.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿108.66
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.97
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.87
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿319.06
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿242.69
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.60
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.09
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.33
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.19
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.99
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.81
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.07
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿164.16
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
$48.88
CLF1.6900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
$17,775.09
CLF615.3400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿390.08
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 49.7% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
$515.89
CLF17.8600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
$484.85
CLF16.7800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
$123.09
CLF4.2600
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
$427.49
CLF14.8000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
$6,617.78
CLF229.0900
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿86.93
|
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿84.73
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
$39.00
CLF1.3500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿293.38
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
$57.07
CLF1.9800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
$31.83
CLF1.1000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
$74.61
CLF2.5800
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
$82.33
CLF2.8500
|
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