Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 24.9% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.02
|
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.06
|
$43.74
CLF1.5100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,813.91
|
$17,494.37
CLF602.0900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.42
|
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Berlin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.11
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.36
|
$543.19
CLF18.6900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.39
|
$457.36
CLF15.7400
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€256.01
|
$117.58
CLF4.0500
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.31
|
$405.22
CLF13.9500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,670.97
|
$6,858.55
CLF236.0400
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.51
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.55
|
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.69
|
$54.28
CLF1.8700
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.96
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.77
|
$74.64
CLF2.5700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.84
|
$78.76
CLF2.7100
|
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