Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 15.9% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 38.8% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 92.1% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 18.6% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 45.7% less in Santiago

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Santiago are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Santiago. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 51.7% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,532.40	$12.36 CLF0.3000	+6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	$8.24 CLF0.2000	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD388.89	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+79.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD233.80	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+128.8%
Average			+51.7%

Yerevan vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.8% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD338.13	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+71.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,580.13	$5.49 CLF0.1300	+35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,443.51	$4.59 CLF0.1100	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD964.28	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,321.46	$2.88 CLF0.0700	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.63	$0.96 CLF0.0200	+71.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD323.09	$0.71 CLF0.0200	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD309.50	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD394.95	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.43	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+139.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.78	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+104.5%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 92.1% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,072.04	$5.14 CLF0.1300	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	$41.20 CLF1.0100	+220.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	$18,540.00 CLF454.8000	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,671.95	$12.41 CLF0.3000	+190.7%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 18.6% less for housing

	Yerevan	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,698.79	$20.87 CLF0.5100	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD364,687.23	$513.58 CLF12.6000	-44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD245,044.24	$439.93 CLF10.7900	-29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,611.54	$104.66 CLF2.5700	+6.1%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD146,547.67	$387.71 CLF9.5100	+3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,538,995.98	$6,421.89 CLF157.5400	-28.9%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD805.76	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,473.26	$3.09 CLF0.0800	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	$5.15 CLF0.1300	+100.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,514.59	$33.85 CLF0.8300	-68.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,021.60	$5.87 CLF0.1400	-23.9%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 45.7% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,512.51	$52.80 CLF1.3000	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD25,044.40	$31.11 CLF0.7600	-51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,793.61	$73.37 CLF1.8000	-47.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,769.14	$82.04 CLF2.0100	-31.3%
Average			-45.7%

Yerevan vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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