Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 5.8% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3900
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2200
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7400
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF633.3400
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9200
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.3800
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF17.2800
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3900
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF15.2300
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF235.8000
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3900
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 53.2% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF2.0300
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1300
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6600
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.9300
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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