Cost of living comparison

 Riga, Latvia
compared to
 Santiago, Chile
Santiago vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

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
pay 6.0% less in Santiago
Childcare
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.

Santiago vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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