Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 15.9% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,186
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥830
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥203
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥138
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,116
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥856
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥320
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥597
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥518
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥238
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥521
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥354
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥359
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥280
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥747
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,860
|
$48.88
CLF1.6700
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
$17,775.09
CLF606.8400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,507
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
$515.89
CLF17.6100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥105,255
|
$484.85
CLF16.5500
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
$123.09
CLF4.2000
|
|
pay 45.9% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥96,577
|
$427.49
CLF14.5900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.9300
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥652
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥555
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥712
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,412
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,135
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
$57.07
CLF1.9500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
$74.61
CLF2.5500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,254
|
$82.33
CLF2.8100
|
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