Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 29.7% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,568
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,180
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,004
|
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK787
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,128
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,241
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,148
|
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,183,960
|
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,109
|
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,936
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,100
|
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,523
|
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,672
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
|
pay 30.3% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,411
|
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,358
|
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,321
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,626
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,392
|
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,906
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,093
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,058
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,220
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,465
|
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
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