Cost of living comparison
Greece is 5.1% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Greece instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 0.7% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3900
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2200
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7400
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF633.3400
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
Santiago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9200
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.3800
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF17.2800
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3900
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 9.3% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF15.2300
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF235.8000
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3900
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF2.0300
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1300
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6600
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.9300
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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