Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 31.1% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
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