Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 19.8% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.2% less in Santiago
- Groceries
-
pay 14.7% less in Santiago
- Transportation
-
pay 19.2% less in Santiago
- Housing
-
pay 41.3% less in Santiago
- Childcare
-
pay 31.3% less in Santiago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.4% less in Santiago
- Clothing
-
pay 10.7% less in Santiago
Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Santiago.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Rome, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.57
|
$12.36
CLF0.3100
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.38
|
$8.24
CLF0.2100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.16
|
$1.78
CLF0.0400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.09
|
$1.37
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Rome
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.72
|
$1.48
CLF0.0400
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.78
|
$5.49
CLF0.1400
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€6.00
|
$4.59
CLF0.1200
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.64
|
$3.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.74
|
$2.88
CLF0.0700
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.04
|
$0.96
CLF0.0200
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.89
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.91
CLF0.0200
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.06
|
$0.84
CLF0.0200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.76
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Rome
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.92
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€36.32
|
$41.20
CLF1.0300
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,943.15
|
$18,540.00
CLF465.4500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.60
|
$12.41
CLF0.3100
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Rome
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.52
|
$20.87
CLF0.5200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,142.83
|
$513.58
CLF12.8900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€738.86
|
$439.93
CLF11.0400
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€161.95
|
$104.66
CLF2.6300
|
|
pay 31.3% less for childcare
Rome
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€492.67
|
$387.71
CLF9.7300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€10,157.51
|
$6,421.89
CLF161.2200
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.19
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.48
|
$3.09
CLF0.0800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.23
|
$5.15
CLF0.1300
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€56.46
|
$33.85
CLF0.8500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.38
|
$5.87
CLF0.1500
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€63.36
|
$52.80
CLF1.3300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.76
|
$31.11
CLF0.7800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€74.72
|
$73.37
CLF1.8400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€99.07
|
$82.04
CLF2.0600
|
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