Cost of living comparison

Qatar

compared to

Chile

Santiago vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 30.3% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 61.0% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 14.2% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Santiago

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Santiago are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Doha	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$10.23 CLF0.2500	+6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+199.0%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Doha	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+30.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.49 CLF0.0100	+13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+52.0%
Average			+4.5%

Doha vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Doha	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+170.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+49.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$17,743.12 CLF440.7600	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-59.9%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 61.0% less for housing

	Doha	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$19.07 CLF0.4700	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$552.81 CLF13.7300	-70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$376.90 CLF9.3600	-68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$113.86 CLF2.8300	+74.5%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 14.2% less for childcare

	Doha	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$432.52 CLF10.7400	-35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$10,959.69 CLF272.2500	+14.1%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$4.09 CLF0.1000	-66.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$3.25 CLF0.0800	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$5.22 CLF0.1300	-19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$33.92 CLF0.8400	-73.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$7.52 CLF0.1900	-39.1%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Doha	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$50.25 CLF1.2500	-17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$28.71 CLF0.7100	-46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$66.29 CLF1.6500	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$80.84 CLF2.0100	-5.3%
Average			-27.4%

Doha vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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