Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 67.9% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5000
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF600.4400
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6400
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7000
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0400
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 90.4% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9100
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF235.4000
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8600
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5600
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7000
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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