Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 6.2% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
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