Cost of living comparison

Oman

compared to

Chile

Santiago vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 9.4% cheaper than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 22.1% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 20.3% less in Santiago

The cost of restaurants and childcare in Santiago are more expensive than in Muscat. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Muscat, you would:

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pay 74.7% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+96.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 OMR3.000	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 OMR0.340	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+94.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 OMR0.110	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+342.8%
Average			+74.7%

Muscat vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Muscat	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 OMR0.470	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 OMR1.410	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.79 OMR3.380	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.98 OMR1.150	$4.18 CLF0.1100	+40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.17 OMR1.220	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-1.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 OMR0.630	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 OMR0.350	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 OMR0.410	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 OMR0.220	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 OMR0.210	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 OMR0.220	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+18.3%
Average			-2.7%

Muscat vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Muscat	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 OMR0.900	$5.77 CLF0.1500	+145.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.03 OMR30.000	$40.93 CLF1.0300	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,485.84 OMR9,799.310	$17,743.12 CLF447.3400	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.06 OMR9.250	$7.37 CLF0.1900	-69.4%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 22.1% less for housing

	Muscat	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.55 OMR27.130	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$680.91 OMR261.810	$552.81 CLF13.9400	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$453.13 OMR174.230	$376.90 CLF9.5000	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.85 OMR52.620	$113.86 CLF2.8700	-16.8%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Muscat	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.32 OMR110.480	$432.52 CLF10.9000	+50.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,536.61 OMR4,051.330	$10,959.69 CLF276.3200	+4.0%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.00 OMR5.000	$4.09 CLF0.1000	-68.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.07 OMR1.950	$3.25 CLF0.0800	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 OMR2.500	$5.22 CLF0.1300	-19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.02 OMR23.850	$33.92 CLF0.8600	-45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.40 OMR4.000	$7.52 CLF0.1900	-27.7%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 20.3% less for clothing

	Muscat	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.51 OMR21.730	$50.25 CLF1.2700	-11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.24 OMR16.630	$28.71 CLF0.7200	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.59 OMR34.450	$66.29 CLF1.6700	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.56 OMR33.670	$80.84 CLF2.0400	-7.7%
Average			-20.3%

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