Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 3.8 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 61.2% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$10.94
CLF0.3900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$6.15
CLF0.2200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$48.88
CLF1.7400
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$17,775.09
CLF633.3400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
|
pay 65.2% more for housing
Freetown
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$25.79
CLF0.9200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$515.89
CLF18.3800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$484.85
CLF17.2800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$123.09
CLF4.3900
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$427.49
CLF15.2300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$6,617.78
CLF235.8000
|
|
pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$39.00
CLF1.3900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$57.07
CLF2.0300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$31.83
CLF1.1300
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$74.61
CLF2.6600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$82.33
CLF2.9300
|
|
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