Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 55.2% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 62.4% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7100
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF621.0400
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9000
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.0200
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.9400
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3000
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.9400
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF231.2200
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3600
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9900
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1100
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6100
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8800
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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