Cost of living comparison
Chile is 2.5 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Chile instead of Iran, you would:
pay 82.7% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$16,597.16
CLF560.8700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$5,075.15
CLF171.5000
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
|
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