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Santiago vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 6.0% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 36.2% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+114.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+298.6%
Average			+111.5%

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+12.3%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+126.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	-42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.01	$12.86 CLF0.3000	-30.1%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 36.2% less for housing

	Riyadh	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.42	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	$502.56 CLF11.8900	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	$424.00 CLF10.0300	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.85	$107.40 CLF2.5400	+30.9%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	$431.25 CLF10.2000	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	-9.0%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$3.09 CLF0.0700	-24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$5.56 CLF0.1300	-24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.70	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-69.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-58.9%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.34	$53.82 CLF1.2700	-8.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.07	$30.77 CLF0.7300	-52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.53	$73.54 CLF1.7400	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.53	$81.13 CLF1.9200	-17.4%
Average			-27.9%

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