Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 24.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 13.6% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
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