Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Chile

Santiago vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 17.7% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 87.2% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 42.5% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 24.3% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 23.5% less in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.2% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$10.23 CLF0.2500	+117.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$8.70 CLF0.2200	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.71 CLF0.0400	+85.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.25 CLF0.0300	+91.2%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 42.5% less for groceries

	Taipei	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.81 CLF0.0400	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$5.64 CLF0.1400	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-58.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.18 CLF0.1000	+53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.11 CLF0.0800	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-59.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-61.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-35.0%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Taipei	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$40.93 CLF1.0100	+8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$17,743.12 CLF439.1400	-47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-17.6%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 24.3% less for housing

	Taipei	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$19.07 CLF0.4700	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$552.81 CLF13.6800	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$376.90 CLF9.3300	-22.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$113.86 CLF2.8200	+71.8%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Taipei	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$432.52 CLF10.7000	-34.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$10,959.69 CLF271.2500	-34.3%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.25 CLF0.0800	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$33.92 CLF0.8400	-17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$7.52 CLF0.1900	-22.7%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 23.5% less for clothing

	Taipei	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$50.25 CLF1.2400	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$28.71 CLF0.7100	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$66.29 CLF1.6400	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$80.84 CLF2.0000	-23.1%
Average			-23.5%

Taipei vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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