Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 2.7% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0500
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1100
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1900
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5200
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF609.3600
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 95.5% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7600
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.9200
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.9300
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.1000
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF14.1100
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF238.9000
|
?? |
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3900
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2200
|
?? | |
pay 66.7% less for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8900
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1300
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.6000
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7400
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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