Cost of living comparison

 Saint Helier, Jersey
compared to
 Santiago, Chile
Santiago vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary
Santiago vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Saint Helier, you would:

pay 43.9% less for restaurants

 
Saint Helier
Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£33.42
$12.36
CLF0.3000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£7.64
$8.24
CLF0.2000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.09
$1.78
CLF0.0400

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pay 41.4% less for groceries

 
Saint Helier
Santiago
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.70
$1.48
CLF0.0400
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£3.94
$5.49
CLF0.1300
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£5.79
$4.59
CLF0.1100

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pay 45.8% less for transportation

 
Saint Helier
Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£5.86
$5.14
CLF0.1300
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£49.65
$41.20
CLF1.0000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£20,526.37
$18,540.00
CLF451.4900

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pay 63.7% less for housing

 
Saint Helier
Santiago
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£53.62
$20.87
CLF0.5100
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,336.60
$513.58
CLF12.5100
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,268.41
$439.93
CLF10.7100

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pay 76.1% less for childcare

 
Saint Helier
Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,718.49
$387.71
CLF9.4400
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£15,275.44
$6,421.89
CLF156.3900

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pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Helier
Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£5.73
$2.83
CLF0.0700
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£3.66
$3.09
CLF0.0800
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£11.46
$5.15
CLF0.1300

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pay 50.3% less for clothing

 
Saint Helier
Santiago
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£73.99
$52.80
CLF1.2900
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£51.24
$31.11
CLF0.7600
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£89.50
$73.37
CLF1.7900

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