Cost of living comparison
Chile is 44.5% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Chile instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Cuba
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
Cuba
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 47.1% more for housing
Cuba
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
|
pay 96.6% more for childcare
Cuba
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Cuba
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
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