Cost of living comparison

compared to

Santiago is 30.2% cheaper than Vienna.

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

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.21
$12.36
CLF0.4400
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.14
$8.24
CLF0.2900
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.77
€2.62
$1.78
CLF0.0600

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Santiago
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.76
$1.48
CLF0.0500
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€7.74
$5.49
CLF0.1900
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.67
$4.59
CLF0.1600

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

 
Vienna
Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€6.22
$5.14
CLF0.1800
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€39.54
$41.20
CLF1.4600
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€26,255.43
$18,540.00
CLF655.2400

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pay 49.8% less for housing

 
Vienna
Santiago
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€34.59
$20.87
CLF0.7400
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€1,047.72
$513.58
CLF18.1500
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€764.64
$439.93
CLF15.5500

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pay 8.6% less for childcare

 
Vienna
Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€258.95
$387.71
CLF13.7000
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€14,778.71
$6,421.89
CLF226.9600

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.07
$2.83
CLF0.1000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.99
$3.09
CLF0.1100
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€6.39
$5.15
CLF0.1800

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pay 33.7% less for clothing

 
Vienna
Santiago
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€98.87
$52.80
CLF1.8700
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€41.34
$31.11
CLF1.1000
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€90.27
$73.37
CLF2.5900

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