Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 62.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB77.06
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.71
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.10
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB295.87
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB239.06
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.64
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.59
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.66
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.31
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.84
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.86
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB17.02
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB169.13
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB900.23
|
$48.88
CLF1.6700
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
$17,775.09
CLF606.8400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB358.43
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
$515.89
CLF17.6100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
$484.85
CLF16.5500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
$123.09
CLF4.2000
|
|
pay 2.7% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
$427.49
CLF14.5900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.9300
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB70.28
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.98
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB208.51
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
$57.07
CLF1.9500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
$74.61
CLF2.5500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
$82.33
CLF2.8100
|
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