Cost of living comparison
Russia is 25.9% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Russia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF560.8700
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF171.5000
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
|
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