Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Chile

Valparaiso vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 8.8% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 1.1% less in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% more in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Valparaiso

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Valparaiso are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Valparaiso. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Valparaiso.

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Valparaiso vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$9.21 CLF0.2300	+11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$8.44 CLF0.2100	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.85 CLF0.0200	+117.1%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Santiago	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+78.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$4.81 CLF0.1200	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$3.89 CLF0.1000	+163.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+91.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$0.75 CLF0.0200	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+90.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.69 CLF0.0200	-44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.42 CLF0.0100	-54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.57 CLF0.0100	-42.8%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Santiago	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$5.58 CLF0.1400	+4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$51.16 CLF1.2800	+69.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$14,299.89 CLF357.4400	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-63.9%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 1.1% less for housing

	Santiago	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$462.36 CLF11.5600	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$383.91 CLF9.6000	+41.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$89.03 CLF2.2300	+25.6%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+189.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+100.3%
Average			+140.9%

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pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$4.05 CLF0.1000	+62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$2.75 CLF0.0700	+52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$4.35 CLF0.1100	-9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$24.56 CLF0.6100	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+51.2%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Santiago	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$32.40 CLF0.8100	+22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$28.14 CLF0.7000	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$54.74 CLF1.3700	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$49.63 CLF1.2400	-25.2%
Average			-16.1%

Santiago vs. Valparaiso - Cost of clothing

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