Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 54.6% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$16.63
€15.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7100
|
$113.76
€106.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF621.0400
|
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$17.14
€16.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9000
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.0200
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.9400
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3000
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
|
pay 70.1% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.9400
|
$893.73
€838.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF231.2200
|
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3600
|
$59.94
€56.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9900
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1100
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6100
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8800
|
$90.50
€84.92
|
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