Cost of living comparison

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

Santiago is 75.4% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 9.6% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 39.2% more in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.1% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$10.50 CLF0.2400	+41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.10 CLF0.1900	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.61 CLF0.0400	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-26.0%
Average			+0.1%

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

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

	St. George's	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.55 CLF0.0400	-8.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-69.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.01 CLF0.0900	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+11.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+5.4%
Average			-9.6%

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

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	St. George's	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$41.99 CLF0.9800	+13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$19,201.90 CLF446.0400	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.86 CLF0.3000
Average			-2.5%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	St. George's	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$502.56 CLF11.6700	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$424.00 CLF9.8500	+46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$107.40 CLF2.4900	-32.7%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$431.25 CLF10.0200	+677.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$8,923.79 CLF207.2900	+282.8%
Average			+479.9%

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+54.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.09 CLF0.0700	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+200.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$32.24 CLF0.7500	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-43.3%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 39.2% more for clothing

	St. George's	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$53.82 CLF1.2500	+107.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$30.77 CLF0.7100	-30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$73.54 CLF1.7100	+72.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$81.13 CLF1.8800	+7.0%
Average			+39.2%

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

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