Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 39.6% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Poland, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
Poland
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
Poland
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$48.88
CLF1.6900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$17,775.09
CLF615.3400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$515.89
CLF17.8600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$484.85
CLF16.7800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$123.09
CLF4.2600
|
|
pay 67.6% more for childcare
Poland
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$427.49
CLF14.8000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$6,617.78
CLF229.0900
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$39.00
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Poland
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$57.07
CLF1.9800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$31.83
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$74.61
CLF2.5800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$82.33
CLF2.8500
|
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