Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 57.8% cheaper than Monaco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.1% less in Santiago
- Groceries
-
pay 37.9% less in Santiago
- Transportation
-
pay 16.0% less in Santiago
- Housing
-
pay 77.0% less in Santiago
- Childcare
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pay 83.2% less in Santiago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.0% less in Santiago
- Clothing
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pay 70.5% less in Santiago
Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Santiago.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€18.40
|
$12.36
CLF0.3200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€10.85
|
$8.24
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.11
|
$1.78
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.23
|
$1.37
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€5.78
|
$1.48
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.08
|
$5.49
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.25
|
$4.59
CLF0.1200
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.13
|
$3.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$2.88
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$0.96
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.91
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.58
|
$0.84
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.28
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€7.52
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.76
|
$41.20
CLF1.0500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€40,743.15
|
$18,540.00
CLF472.9700
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.93
|
$12.41
CLF0.3200
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€53.79
|
$20.87
CLF0.5300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,118.30
|
$513.58
CLF13.1000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€5,661.72
|
$439.93
CLF11.2200
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€206.94
|
$104.66
CLF2.6700
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,840.06
|
$387.71
CLF9.8900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€37,626.84
|
$6,421.89
CLF163.8300
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.55
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€5.83
|
$3.09
CLF0.0800
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.80
|
$5.15
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€454.12
|
$33.85
CLF0.8600
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.32
|
$5.87
CLF0.1500
|
|
pay 70.5% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€153.57
|
$52.80
CLF1.3500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€66.29
|
$31.11
CLF0.7900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€192.97
|
$73.37
CLF1.8700
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€551.07
|
$82.04
CLF2.0900
|
|
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