Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 52.1% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3900
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Santiago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
Santiago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2200
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7400
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF633.3400
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 67.9% more for housing
Santiago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9200
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.3800
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF17.2800
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3900
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Santiago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF15.2300
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF235.8000
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3900
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Santiago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF2.0300
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1300
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6600
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.9300
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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