Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 82.6% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$15.16
NZ$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$9.09
NZ$14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$2.49
NZ$4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$2.16
NZ$3.57
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$2.13
NZ$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$4.53
NZ$7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$7.33
NZ$12.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$6.98
NZ$11.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$5.27
NZ$8.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.44
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.15
NZ$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.61
NZ$4.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.93
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$6.60
NZ$10.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5100
|
$115.94
NZ$191.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF602.0900
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,459.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$16.83
NZ$27.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$57.37
NZ$94.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6900
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,499.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7400
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,261.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0500
|
$134.66
NZ$221.96
|
|
pay 89.9% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9500
|
$777.00
NZ$1,280.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF236.0400
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,259.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$7.28
NZ$11.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.39
NZ$5.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$23.83
NZ$39.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$38.32
NZ$63.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$12.13
NZ$19.99
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8700
|
$80.07
NZ$131.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$53.09
NZ$87.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5700
|
$124.73
NZ$205.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7100
|
$129.08
NZ$212.75
|
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