Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 39.2% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$30.00
|
$10.94
CLF0.3900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
$8.00
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
$2.47
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.21
$5.21
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$20.81
$20.81
|
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
$5.11
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
$4.54
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
$2.28
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
$1.21
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
$1.94
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
$2.28
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
$1.65
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
$6.23
|
$6.15
CLF0.2200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
$50.00
|
$48.88
CLF1.7400
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$37,500.00
|
$17,775.09
CLF633.3400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
$25.43
|
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
Nassau
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.43
$93.43
|
$25.79
CLF0.9200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.33
$983.33
|
$515.89
CLF18.3800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.50
$1,062.50
|
$484.85
CLF17.2800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.22
$203.22
|
$123.09
CLF4.3900
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.67
$556.67
|
$427.49
CLF15.2300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
$13,785.71
|
$6,617.78
CLF235.8000
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
$3.75
|
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
$5.47
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
$10.50
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.62
$117.62
|
$39.00
CLF1.3900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$18.00
|
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.43
$66.43
|
$57.07
CLF2.0300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.25
$66.25
|
$31.83
CLF1.1300
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
$117.00
|
$74.61
CLF2.6600
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
$120.00
|
$82.33
CLF2.9300
|
|
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