Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.1 times more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 91.8% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$21.77
€20.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$6.59
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$5.10
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$5.95
€5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 85.4% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$8.18
€7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$88.71
€82.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$32,110.45
€29,790.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$25.25
€23.43
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$2,059.29
€1,910.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$1,685.95
€1,564.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$203.74
€189.02
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Santiago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$2,119.81
€1,966.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$11,765.02
€10,915.00
|
|
pay 93.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$7.08
€6.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$4.28
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$10.34
€9.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$62.30
€57.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$89.06
€82.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$33.70
€31.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$94.07
€87.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$110.42
€102.44
|
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