Today we look at moving to Santiago in Chile from Douala in Cameroon. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Douala people speak French, English, languages of the Bantu, Semi-Bantu and Sudanic groups. In Santiago people speak Spanish.
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile.
Douala is home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits.
Santiago is the industrial and financial centre of Chile, and generates almost half the country's GDP.
The overall cost of living rank in Douala is 79 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with high cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Douala to Santiago which has an overall cost of living rank of 111, which equates it with middle cost of living locations, will experience a change in cost of living of -7.8%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Santiago is ranked as a high degree of hardship location with a hardship index of 30% which is the same as Douala.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Chile, Santiago Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: Republic of Chile.
Location: Chile is in Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru.
Country Climate: Temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south.
Country Terrain: Low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east.
Major Languages: Spanish.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 16.8 million (2008 est.) 17.0 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Chile is a dynamic market-oriented economy characterized by a high level of foreign trade.
Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP).
Country Inflation: 8.7% (2008 est.) 2.0% (2009 est.).
City: Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile.
City Economy: Santiago is the industrial and financial centre of Chile, and generates almost half the country's GDP.
Cost of Living: Santiago has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Santiago is currently ranked 135 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Chile is in Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru.
Country Climate: Temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south.
Country Terrain: Low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east.
Major Languages: Spanish.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 16.8 million (2008 est.) 17.0 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Chile is a dynamic market-oriented economy characterized by a high level of foreign trade.
Currency: Chilean Peso (CLP).
Country Inflation: 8.7% (2008 est.) 2.0% (2009 est.).
City: Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile.
City Economy: Santiago is the industrial and financial centre of Chile, and generates almost half the country's GDP.
Cost of Living: Santiago has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Santiago is currently ranked 135 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Chile, Santiago
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