Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 23.8% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$3.74
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
$59.37
€55.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$13.63
€12.66
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
Santiago
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
$816.29
€758.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
|
pay 33.7% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
$529.47
€491.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
$41.71
€38.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
$94.21
€87.48
|
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