Cost of Living Comparison

CLF

COMPARED TO

USD

Ecuador is 6.0% more expensive than Chile.

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

pay 23.1% less for restaurants

	Chile	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.59 CLF0.1400	$3.00	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 CLF0.1200	$5.54	+17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 CLF0.0200	$0.69	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.53	-36.9%
Average			-23.1%

Chile vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.6% more for groceries

	Chile	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 CLF0.0300	$1.39	+35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 CLF0.0900	$2.15	-43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 CLF0.0800	$3.63	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 CLF0.0500	$1.65	-24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 CLF0.0500	$2.68	+37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 CLF0.0100	$0.97	+86.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 CLF0.0100	$0.46	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 CLF0.0100	$0.55	+16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 CLF0.0100	$0.49	-9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 CLF0.0100	$0.45	+17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CLF0.0100	$0.52	+29.8%
Average			+14.6%

Chile vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Chile	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.76 CLF0.0900	$2.22	-41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.96 CLF1.3500	$20.40	-62.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,694.61 CLF311.4000	$25,000.00	+96.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.43 CLF0.2600	$12.22	+17.2%
Average			+2.5%

Chile vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.4% less for housing

	Chile	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.87 CLF0.8100	$41.76	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.40 CLF8.5500	$378.87	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.23 CLF7.0900	$253.97	-12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 CLF1.8400	$37.98	-49.3%
Average			-6.4%

Chile vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 17.6% more for childcare

	Chile	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.88 CLF6.2800	$252.01	-1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,731.72 CLF91.5400	$5,105.44	+36.8%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 CLF0.0600	$1.52	-34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 CLF0.0500	$1.86	-4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.47 CLF0.1100	$5.12	+14.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.70 CLF0.9700	$40.99	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 CLF0.1400	$6.10	+9.3%
Average			-2.2%

Chile vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.1% more for clothing

	Chile	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.87 CLF1.2000	$60.77	+24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 CLF0.8600	$49.83	+42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.04 CLF1.4000	$93.46	+63.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.85 CLF1.5900	$81.47	+25.6%
Average			+39.1%

Chile vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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