Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.7% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4300
|
$9.19
RUB896.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.07
RUB104.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$0.62
RUB60.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
$4.41
RUB429.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$3.57
RUB347.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$1.52
RUB148.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$1.99
RUB193.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.68
RUB66.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.67
RUB65.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.72
RUB69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.12
RUB109.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.25
RUB24.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.21
RUB20.41
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$2.22
RUB216.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4500
|
$28.58
RUB2,788.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF652.0000
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,987,148.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$5.82
RUB567.56
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7300
|
$6.38
RUB622.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.0600
|
$960.52
RUB93,698.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.4700
|
$583.26
RUB56,897.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.6800
|
$86.66
RUB8,453.60
|
|
pay 41.2% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.6300
|
$466.53
RUB45,510.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF225.8400
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,015,834.56
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$3.06
RUB298.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.52
RUB246.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$2.45
RUB238.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.1900
|
$32.34
RUB3,154.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8600
|
$81.16
RUB7,916.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.0900
|
$42.31
RUB4,127.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.5800
|
$108.95
RUB10,628.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.8900
|
$101.97
RUB9,947.13
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Moscow or Santiago. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.