Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 89.3% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 63.5% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3400
|
$21.99
€20.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2700
|
$10.99
€10.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$2.49
€2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0500
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.1900
|
$5.13
€4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1500
|
$5.26
€4.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1000
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1100
|
$4.73
€4.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.1900
|
$7.90
€7.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.5200
|
$131.93
€121.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF553.5000
|
$34,778.34
€31,945.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3200
|
$17.59
€16.16
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8000
|
$62.54
€57.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF16.0600
|
$2,136.79
€1,962.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF15.1000
|
$1,834.34
€1,684.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF3.8300
|
$192.55
€176.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF13.3100
|
$1,355.42
€1,245.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF206.0700
|
$10,275.73
€9,438.77
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1200
|
$6.60
€6.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1000
|
$4.11
€3.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.1800
|
$17.04
€15.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.2100
|
$50.27
€46.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2300
|
$13.19
€12.12
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.7800
|
$90.63
€83.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF0.9900
|
$39.17
€35.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.3200
|
$97.66
€89.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.5600
|
$106.59
€97.90
|
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