Cost of living comparison
China is 1.0% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in China instead of Chile, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Chile
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$3.04
CN¥21.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
$5.19
CN¥37.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Chile
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$1.65
CN¥11.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$5.98
CN¥43.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$7.16
CN¥51.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.58
CN¥11.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.58
CN¥4.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
Chile
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$4.45
CN¥32.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
$22.24
CN¥160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF560.8700
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,598.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
$3.91
CN¥28.25
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Chile
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
$12.06
CN¥87.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
$335.80
CN¥2,426.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
$208.96
CN¥1,510.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
$39.78
CN¥287.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Chile
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
$483.22
CN¥3,492.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF171.5000
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,394.50
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$3.20
CN¥23.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$3.22
CN¥23.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
$42.07
CN¥304.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$6.01
CN¥43.42
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Chile
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
$48.74
CN¥352.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
$31.37
CN¥226.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
$73.58
CN¥531.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
$76.83
CN¥555.20
|
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