Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 21.2% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.07
|
$10.94
CLF0.3500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.04
|
$8.55
CLF0.2700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.71
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.14
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.05
|
$1.72
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.47
|
$6.03
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.15
|
$4.75
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.76
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.79
|
$3.42
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.01
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.02
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.48
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.61
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.83
|
$6.15
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.20
|
$48.88
CLF1.5400
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,114.46
|
$17,775.09
CLF561.1800
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€16.95
|
$10.20
CLF0.3200
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€29.78
|
$25.79
CLF0.8100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€838.75
|
$515.89
CLF16.2900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€653.37
|
$484.85
CLF15.3100
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€176.08
|
$123.09
CLF3.8900
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€251.56
|
$427.49
CLF13.5000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€11,818.05
|
$6,617.78
CLF208.9300
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.42
|
$3.91
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.65
|
$3.12
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.03
|
$5.74
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€28.94
|
$39.00
CLF1.2300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.05
|
$7.33
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€86.14
|
$57.07
CLF1.8000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€32.76
|
$31.83
CLF1.0100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€82.54
|
$74.61
CLF2.3600
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€106.29
|
$82.33
CLF2.6000
|
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