Cost of living comparison
Chile is 37.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Chile instead of United States, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
United States
|
Chile
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
United States
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
United States
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$46.36
CLF1.6000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$17,551.34
CLF607.5900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
United States
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$30.10
CLF1.0400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$449.67
CLF15.5700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$387.32
CLF13.4100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$98.11
CLF3.4000
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$312.26
CLF10.8100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$4,973.52
CLF172.1700
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$43.65
CLF1.5100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
United States
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$47.97
CLF1.6600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$29.36
CLF1.0200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$62.17
CLF2.1500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$74.99
CLF2.6000
|
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