Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 18.5% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.47
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.41
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.30
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.28
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€28,361.14
|
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€9.66
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€28.28
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€713.07
|
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€509.02
|
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€230.98
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€501.39
|
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,958.98
|
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.65
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€50.71
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Santiago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€88.94
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€36.09
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€86.78
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€110.68
|
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
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