Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 9.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 72.7% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,008
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥806
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥173
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥253
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,085
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥911
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥323
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥505
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥368
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥165
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥410
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥374
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
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pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥684
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,073
|
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,315
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥90,228
|
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,538
|
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥527
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥605
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,394
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,915
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,829
|
$82.04
CLF2.9300
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