Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 26.0% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$10.16
PLN39.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
$8.38
PLN32.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.81
PLN7.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.70
PLN6.68
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$1.10
PLN4.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.61
PLN18.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$3.88
PLN15.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$3.08
PLN12.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.68
PLN10.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.74
PLN2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.85
PLN3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.38
PLN5.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$0.39
PLN1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.54
PLN2.11
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$6.40
PLN25.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4700
|
$27.94
PLN109.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF586.3100
|
$31,011.90
PLN121,932.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$8.13
PLN31.96
|
|
pay 64.7% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
$16.13
PLN63.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.2000
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,358.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.3300
|
$848.90
PLN3,337.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9400
|
$229.74
PLN903.31
|
|
pay 66.0% more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.5800
|
$527.99
PLN2,075.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF229.8600
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,390.14
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$4.06
PLN15.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.66
PLN14.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$4.83
PLN18.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3400
|
$42.12
PLN165.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$7.62
PLN29.96
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8200
|
$93.42
PLN367.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0900
|
$42.56
PLN167.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5000
|
$90.76
PLN356.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6400
|
$105.66
PLN415.43
|
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