Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 73.0% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Chile, you would:
pay 95.5% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Chile
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
Chile
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF560.8700
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 86.2% more for housing
Chile
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Chile
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF171.5000
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 62.5% more for clothing
Chile
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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