Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 9.0% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
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