Cost of living comparison
Rome is 31.9% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Rome instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$6.93
€6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$5.10
€4.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$7.44
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5000
|
$37.90
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF600.4400
|
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$17.87
€16.67
|
|
pay 65.0% more for housing
Santiago
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6400
|
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7000
|
$721.77
€673.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0400
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
|
pay 35.3% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9100
|
$516.83
€482.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF235.4000
|
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$62.20
€58.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8600
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5600
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7000
|
$103.39
€96.45
|
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