Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 3.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£155.73
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.16
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.01
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.03
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£164.56
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£115.35
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.34
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.56
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.50
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.20
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.81
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.24
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.87
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.04
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£186.88
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
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