Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 38.8% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.56
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.80
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.92
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.51
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.39
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.34
|
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,513.75
|
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Dublin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.47
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,997.65
|
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,714.89
|
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.02
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,267.16
|
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,606.63
|
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.17
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.93
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.00
|
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.72
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.62
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.30
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.65
|
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
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