Cost of living comparison
Paris is 79.6% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Paris instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$6.40
€6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7100
|
$92.35
€86.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF621.0400
|
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$21.89
€20.54
|
|
pay 89.3% more for housing
Santiago
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9000
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.0200
|
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.9400
|
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3000
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Santiago
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.9400
|
$830.08
€778.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF231.2200
|
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3600
|
$39.26
€36.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 58.7% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9900
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1100
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6100
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8800
|
$143.22
€134.38
|
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