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Chile

Santiago vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 31.0% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% less in Santiago
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 31.0% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 37.1% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 0.3% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in Santiago

Expenses including clothing, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.5% less for restaurants

	Nicosia	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$10.23 CLF0.2600	-39.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$8.70 CLF0.2200	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.71 CLF0.0400	-25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+39.9%
Average			-20.5%

Nicosia vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	Nicosia	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$1.81 CLF0.0500	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$5.64 CLF0.1400	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$4.18 CLF0.1000	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-5.0%
Average			-27.8%

Nicosia vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.0% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$5.77 CLF0.1400	-14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$40.93 CLF1.0200	-8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-66.3%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 37.1% less for housing

	Nicosia	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$552.81 CLF13.8200	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$376.90 CLF9.4200	-45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$113.86 CLF2.8500	-28.3%
Average			-37.1%

Nicosia vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay 0.3% less for childcare

	Nicosia	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	$432.52 CLF10.8100	-15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+18.1%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$4.09 CLF0.1000	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$3.25 CLF0.0800	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$5.22 CLF0.1300	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	$33.92 CLF0.8500	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$7.52 CLF0.1900	-32.8%
Average			-29.0%

Nicosia vs. Santiago - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Nicosia	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	$50.25 CLF1.2600	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$28.71 CLF0.7200	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	$66.29 CLF1.6600	-33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$80.84 CLF2.0200	-30.9%
Average			-41.5%

Nicosia vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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