Cost of living comparison

compared to

Santiago is 1.7% cheaper than Budapest.

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

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pay 13.6% more for restaurants

 
Budapest
Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.52
HUF4,156.21
$12.36
CLF0.4400
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
$8.24
CLF0.2900
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.53
HUF602.63
$1.78
CLF0.0600

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

 
Budapest
Santiago
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
HUF584.76
$1.48
CLF0.0500
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.42
HUF1,744.31
$5.49
CLF0.2000
Milk (1 gallon) $3.98
HUF1,571.85
$4.59
CLF0.1600

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

 
Budapest
Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
HUF2,438.05
$5.14
CLF0.1800
Monthly public transit pass $23.54
HUF9,299.51
$41.20
CLF1.4700
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500

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pay 3.2% less for housing

 
Budapest
Santiago
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
$20.87
CLF0.7500
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $642.83
HUF253,917.94
$513.58
CLF18.3600
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.04
HUF188,825.96
$439.93
CLF15.7300

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pay 23.9% less for childcare

 
Budapest
Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $423.92
HUF167,447.19
$387.71
CLF13.8600
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Budapest
Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.63
HUF1,039.05
$2.83
CLF0.1000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
HUF937.53
$3.09
CLF0.1100
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
$5.15
CLF0.1800

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

 
Budapest
Santiago
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
$52.80
CLF1.8900
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
$31.11
CLF1.1100
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
$73.37
CLF2.6200

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