Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 17.3% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 26.4% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 34.9% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 43.5% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 84.1% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.5% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Eritrea

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Eritrea are more expensive than in Chile. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Eritrea. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Eritrea.

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Eritrea vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.5% more for restaurants

	Chile	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 CLF0.2000	$21.00 ERN315.00	+162.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$5.99 ERN89.85	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 CLF0.0300	$1.00 ERN15.00	-26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 CLF0.0300	$1.00 ERN15.00	-12.8%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 26.4% more for groceries

	Chile	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 CLF0.0400	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.03 CLF0.1300	$1.50 ERN22.50	-70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 CLF0.1100	$6.06 ERN90.85	+38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 CLF0.0800	$4.38 ERN65.70	+29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$12.17 ERN182.57	+345.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$5.54 ERN83.16	+605.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.58 ERN8.69	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.91 ERN13.61	+18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.53 ERN7.94	-24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CLF0.0100	$0.82 ERN12.25	+40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 CLF0.0200	$0.42 ERN6.35	-33.1%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 34.9% more for transportation

	Chile	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 CLF0.1300	$9.46 ERN141.95	+79.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.69 CLF0.8400	$8.00 ERN120.00	-76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,188.18 CLF404.6400	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+311.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.06 CLF0.2800	??
Average			+34.9%

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pay 43.5% less for housing

	Chile	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 CLF0.5500	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+807.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.09 CLF11.4000	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.67 CLF8.7400	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.73 CLF2.0400	$19.12 ERN286.76	-76.6%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 84.1% less for childcare

	Chile	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.45 CLF8.3100	$25.00 ERN375.00	-92.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,782.11 CLF194.5200	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-66.6%
Average			-84.1%

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pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 CLF0.0800	$0.60 ERN9.00	-81.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 CLF0.0700	$0.80 ERN12.00	-73.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.04 CLF0.1300	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.36 CLF1.0100	$27.00 ERN405.00	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.58 CLF0.1600	$1.20 ERN18.00	-81.8%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Chile	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.61 CLF1.0900	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+209.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.77 CLF0.6900	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+332.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.99 CLF1.5500	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+222.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.04 CLF1.9000	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+97.3%
Average			+203.8%

Chile vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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