Cost of living comparison

Grenada

compared to

Chile

Santiago vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 22.1% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 49.0% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 19.5% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 37.8% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 10.9% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.71 CLF0.0400	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.25 CLF0.0300	-35.8%
Average			+10.9%

St. George's vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.0% less for groceries

	St. George's	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.81 CLF0.0500	-23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$5.64 CLF0.1400	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-68.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$4.18 CLF0.1000	-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-85.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-69.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-59.3%
Average			-49.0%

St. George's vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.5% less for transportation

	St. George's	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$40.93 CLF1.0200	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.37 CLF0.1800
Average			-19.5%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	St. George's	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$552.81 CLF13.8200	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$376.90 CLF9.4200	-13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$113.86 CLF2.8500	-40.7%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$432.52 CLF10.8100	+679.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+229.1%
Average			+406.4%

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$3.25 CLF0.0800	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.22 CLF0.1300
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$33.92 CLF0.8500	-8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$7.52 CLF0.1900	-32.2%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	St. George's	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$50.25 CLF1.2600	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$28.71 CLF0.7200	-35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$66.29 CLF1.6600	+31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$80.84 CLF2.0200	-7.7%
Average			+2.8%

St. George's vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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