Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 68.0% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 77.1% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 72.0% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 64.9% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7100
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF621.0400
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9000
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.0200
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.9400
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3000
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.9400
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF231.2200
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3600
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9900
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1100
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6100
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8800
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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