Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 26.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Santiago instead of France, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
France
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
France
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
France
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$48.88
CLF1.7100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$17,775.09
CLF621.0400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
France
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$25.79
CLF0.9000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$515.89
CLF18.0200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$484.85
CLF16.9400
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$123.09
CLF4.3000
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
France
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$427.49
CLF14.9400
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$6,617.78
CLF231.2200
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$39.00
CLF1.3600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
France
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$57.07
CLF1.9900
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$31.83
CLF1.1100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$74.61
CLF2.6100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$82.33
CLF2.8800
|
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