Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.2 times more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Australia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 88.2% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
CLF0.2200
|
$14.29
A$20.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
CLF0.2000
|
$8.94
A$13.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$2.43
A$3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
CLF0.0400
|
$2.08
A$3.03
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
Chile
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
CLF0.0400
|
$1.96
A$2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
CLF0.1400
|
$3.78
A$5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
CLF0.1400
|
$4.63
A$6.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
CLF0.0900
|
$3.54
A$5.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
CLF0.0800
|
$3.46
A$5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
CLF0.0200
|
$1.41
A$2.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CLF0.0200
|
$1.11
A$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
CLF0.0200
|
$1.24
A$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CLF0.0200
|
$2.11
A$3.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CLF0.0100
|
$1.01
A$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
CLF0.0200
|
$0.87
A$1.26
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Chile
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CLF0.1500
|
$5.19
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.26
CLF1.6300
|
$94.36
A$137.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,450.36
CLF498.4400
|
$20,007.07
A$29,163.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
CLF0.4700
|
$13.84
A$20.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Chile
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.81
CLF0.9600
|
$53.73
A$78.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.16
CLF13.1500
|
$1,178.33
A$1,717.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$315.86
CLF10.9000
|
$887.86
A$1,294.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.43
CLF3.0800
|
$118.12
A$172.17
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Chile
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.45
CLF9.6700
|
$1,443.46
A$2,104.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,899.42
CLF169.0000
|
$12,985.05
A$18,927.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
CLF0.1000
|
$5.66
A$8.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.41
CLF0.0800
|
$3.21
A$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
CLF0.1700
|
$24.97
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.96
CLF1.4500
|
$49.85
A$72.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
CLF0.2000
|
$12.34
A$17.99
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
Chile
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.53
CLF1.4300
|
$68.91
A$100.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.23
CLF0.8700
|
$40.95
A$59.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.16
CLF1.8700
|
$94.94
A$138.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.30
CLF2.2200
|
$92.16
A$134.34
|
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