Cost of living comparison
Chile is 41.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Chile instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$16,597.16
CLF560.8700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$5,075.15
CLF171.5000
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
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