Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 7.2% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Apia, you would:
pay 32.3% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
|
Apia
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
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pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Apia
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$82.04
CLF2.9100
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