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Chile vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 50.6% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.9% less in Chile
Groceries: pay 55.8% less in Chile
Transportation: pay 37.0% less in Chile
Housing: pay 69.4% less in Chile
Childcare: pay 50.1% less in Chile
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% less in Chile
Clothing: pay 32.3% less in Chile

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are lower in Chile.

Chile vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chile instead of Bahamas, you would:

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pay 52.9% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$8.18 CLF0.1900	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$7.32 CLF0.1700	-33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$1.38 CLF0.0300	-58.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-47.4%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 55.8% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Chile
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$1.58 CLF0.0400	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$5.12 CLF0.1200	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$4.40 CLF0.1000	-63.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$3.45 CLF0.0800	-53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$2.77 CLF0.0700	-39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$0.82 CLF0.0200	-56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$0.77 CLF0.0200	-53.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$0.81 CLF0.0200	-76.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$0.76 CLF0.0200	-76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$0.60 CLF0.0100	-67.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-50.6%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 37.0% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$5.21 CLF0.1200	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$33.81 CLF0.8000	-24.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	-55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$12.79 CLF0.3000	-59.0%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 69.4% less for housing

	Bahamas	Chile
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$22.87 CLF0.5400	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$464.44 CLF10.9900	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$367.42 CLF8.6900	-73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$83.36 CLF1.9700	-58.6%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 50.1% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$328.13 CLF7.7600	-45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	-54.4%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$3.03 CLF0.0700	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$2.86 CLF0.0700	-49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$5.14 CLF0.1200	-62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$41.02 CLF0.9700	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$6.50 CLF0.1500	-62.9%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 32.3% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Chile
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$44.48 CLF1.0500	-20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$28.40 CLF0.6700	-44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$63.99 CLF1.5100	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$76.71 CLF1.8100	-25.9%
Average			-32.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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