Cost of living comparison
France is 66.0% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in France instead of Chile, you would:
pay 80.6% more for restaurants
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF560.8700
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 51.7% more for housing
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF171.5000
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 60.0% more for clothing
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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