Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 15.5% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 37.5% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Sarande
Childcare: pay 29.0% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 56.8% more in Sarande

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Sarande are more expensive than in Santiago.

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Sarande vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarande instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 9.0% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$9.77 ALL794	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$10.99 ALL893	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$2.38 ALL193	+39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$1.15 ALL93	-8.2%
Average			+9.0%

Santiago vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Santiago	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$1.18 ALL96	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$6.45 ALL524	+14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$8.47 ALL688	+76.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$3.77 ALL306	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$4.12 ALL335	+32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$0.89 ALL72	-1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.12 ALL91	+60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.92 ALL75	+25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.84 ALL68	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$0.47 ALL38	-5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.58 ALL47	-14.6%
Average			+9.4%

Santiago vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

	Santiago	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$8.32 ALL676	+44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	$22.39 ALL1,819	-45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+89.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$32.98 ALL2,678	+347.6%
Average			+37.5%

Santiago vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Santiago	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$19.91 ALL1,617	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$848.28 ALL68,894	+53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	$380.02 ALL30,864	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$74.95 ALL6,088	-34.2%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

	Santiago	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$299.78 ALL24,347	-30.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$7,964.27 ALL647K	-27.3%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$3.54 ALL288	-13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$2.19 ALL178	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$4.76 ALL387	-8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$88.90 ALL7,220	+162.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$9.77 ALL794	+29.9%
Average			+20.8%

Santiago vs. Sarande - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.8% more for clothing

	Santiago	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	$69.87 ALL5,675	+39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$47.44 ALL3,853	+65.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	$122.26 ALL9,930	+84.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$115.33 ALL9,367	+42.7%
Average			+56.8%

Santiago vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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