Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 40.1% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Washington, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Washington
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Washington
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$48.88
CLF1.6900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$17,775.09
CLF615.3400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Washington
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$515.89
CLF17.8600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$484.85
CLF16.7800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$123.09
CLF4.2600
|
|
pay 76.1% less for childcare
Washington
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$427.49
CLF14.8000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$6,617.78
CLF229.0900
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$39.00
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Washington
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$57.07
CLF1.9800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$31.83
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$74.61
CLF2.5800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$82.33
CLF2.8500
|
|
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