Cost of living comparison
Chile is 38.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Chile instead of Burma, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 68.0% more for transportation
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$46.36
CLF1.5900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$17,551.34
CLF603.2400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$449.67
CLF15.4600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$387.32
CLF13.3100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$98.11
CLF3.3700
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$312.26
CLF10.7300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$4,973.52
CLF170.9400
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$43.65
CLF1.5000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$47.97
CLF1.6500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$29.36
CLF1.0100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$62.17
CLF2.1400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$74.99
CLF2.5800
|
|
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