Cost of living comparison

Chile

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Spain

Barcelona vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Barcelona is 78.1% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 65.3% more in Barcelona
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Barcelona
Transportation: pay 24.6% more in Barcelona
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Barcelona
Childcare: pay 82.6% more in Barcelona
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% more in Barcelona
Clothing: pay 53.7% more in Barcelona

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Barcelona are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Barcelona.

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Barcelona vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.3% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Barcelona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$17.92 €15.95	+75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$13.44 €11.96	+54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$2.98 €2.65	+74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$1.91 €1.70	+53.1%
Average			+65.3%

Santiago vs. Barcelona - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	Santiago	Barcelona
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$1.99 €1.78	+10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$8.79 €7.83	+56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$4.83 €4.29	+0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$4.93 €4.39	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$4.13 €3.68	+32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$1.37 €1.22	+51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.91 €0.81	+30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$1.20 €1.07	+62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.21 €1.08	+55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$0.95 €0.85	+93.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.99 €0.88	+45.7%
Average			+39.2%

Santiago vs. Barcelona - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% more for transportation

	Santiago	Barcelona
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$6.87 €6.12	+19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	$25.53 €22.72	-37.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+98.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$14.90 €13.26	+102.3%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Santiago	Barcelona
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$35.30 €31.42	+85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$1,671.42 €1,487.62	+202.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	$1,296.44 €1,153.88	+244.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$138.62 €123.38	+21.7%
Average			+171.0%

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pay 82.6% more for childcare

	Santiago	Barcelona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$951.83 €847.16	+120.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$16,609.14 €14,782.73	+51.5%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Barcelona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$3.92 €3.49	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$3.23 €2.88	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$7.00 €6.23	+34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$53.11 €47.27	+56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$11.20 €9.97	+48.9%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 53.7% more for clothing

	Santiago	Barcelona
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	$87.34 €77.74	+73.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$39.19 €34.88	+36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	$105.13 €93.57	+58.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$119.81 €106.64	+48.2%
Average			+53.7%

Santiago vs. Barcelona - Cost of clothing

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