Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 16.0% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6700
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF606.8400
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Santiago
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.6100
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.5500
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.2000
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.5900
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF225.9300
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9500
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5500
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8100
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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