Cost of living comparison
Russia is 34.9% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Russia instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$6.85
RUB650.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
$4.21
RUB399.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.84
RUB79.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.41
RUB38.62
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$0.49
RUB46.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$3.93
RUB373.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$3.21
RUB304.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$1.21
RUB115.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.72
RUB163.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
RUB53.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
RUB53.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.75
RUB70.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.90
RUB85.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
RUB20.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
RUB20.76
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$2.21
RUB209.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4700
|
$19.07
RUB1,809.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF586.3100
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,740,715.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$4.42
RUB419.79
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
$6.26
RUB594.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.2000
|
$317.16
RUB30,109.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.3300
|
$217.57
RUB20,654.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9400
|
$68.11
RUB6,466.35
|
|
pay 33.3% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.5800
|
$212.06
RUB20,131.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF229.8600
|
$5,562.55
RUB528,071.77
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.50
RUB142.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.72
RUB163.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$2.19
RUB208.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3400
|
$29.01
RUB2,753.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$4.18
RUB396.82
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8200
|
$58.04
RUB5,509.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0900
|
$36.63
RUB3,477.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5000
|
$78.11
RUB7,415.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6400
|
$78.83
RUB7,483.60
|
|
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