Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 16.5% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Santiago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.85
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.73
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.09
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.74
|
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,843.75
|
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.69
|
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Douglas
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.33
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£870.56
|
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£725.24
|
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.61
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£669.45
|
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,132.81
|
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.89
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.25
|
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.93
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Santiago
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.18
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.17
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.32
|
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
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