Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 11.5% cheaper than Riga.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.3% more in Santiago
- Groceries
-
pay 11.2% more in Santiago
- Transportation
-
pay 4.9% less in Santiago
- Housing
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pay 6.0% less in Santiago
- Childcare
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pay 40.1% less in Santiago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.8% less in Santiago
- Clothing
-
pay 29.3% less in Santiago
The cost of restaurants and groceries in Santiago are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Santiago.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Riga, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.39
|
$12.36
CLF0.4500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€8.08
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.39
|
$1.78
CLF0.0700
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.15
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Riga
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.52
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.56
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.70
|
$4.59
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.77
|
$3.97
CLF0.1500
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.09
|
$2.88
CLF0.1100
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.65
|
$0.96
CLF0.0400
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.04
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.48
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.41
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Riga
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.56
|
$5.14
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€31.18
|
$41.20
CLF1.5100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€27,179.95
|
$18,540.00
CLF679.2100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.91
|
$12.41
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Riga
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€17.14
|
$20.87
CLF0.7600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€520.23
|
$513.58
CLF18.8200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€356.62
|
$439.93
CLF16.1200
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€237.19
|
$104.66
CLF3.8300
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
Riga
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€521.77
|
$387.71
CLF14.2000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€13,080.28
|
$6,421.89
CLF235.2700
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.68
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.29
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.09
|
$5.15
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.62
|
$33.85
CLF1.2400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.39
|
$5.87
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Riga
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€79.37
|
$52.80
CLF1.9300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€42.45
|
$31.11
CLF1.1400
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€89.59
|
$73.37
CLF2.6900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€117.36
|
$82.04
CLF3.0100
|
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