Cost of living comparison
Athens is 27.5% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Athens instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 0.7% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$6.59
€6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$6.29
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$4.50
€4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$4.89
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$7.64
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
$30.01
€28.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF655.2400
|
$30,384.48
€28,744.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Santiago
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
$32.55
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.1500
|
$634.68
€600.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.5500
|
$557.32
€527.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7000
|
$153.41
€145.13
|
|
pay 43.2% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.7000
|
$463.20
€438.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF226.9600
|
$10,722.29
€10,143.60
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$4.88
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
$49.36
€46.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Athens
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8700
|
$86.11
€81.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1000
|
$38.32
€36.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.5900
|
$93.75
€88.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9000
|
$115.38
€109.16
|
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