Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 58.7% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Bern, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
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