Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Estonia

Estonia vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Estonia is 28.0% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.9% more in Estonia
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Estonia
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Estonia
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Estonia
Childcare: pay 14.3% more in Estonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Estonia
Clothing: pay 75.5% more in Estonia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and childcare in Estonia are more expensive than in Chile. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Estonia.

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Estonia vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.9% more for restaurants

	Chile	Estonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 CLF0.2000	$14.56 €12.96	+82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$10.34 €9.20	+43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 CLF0.0300	$2.57 €2.29	+88.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 CLF0.0300	$2.32 €2.06	+102.0%
Average			+69.9%

Chile vs. Estonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Chile	Estonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 CLF0.0400	$1.41 €1.25	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.03 CLF0.1300	$5.39 €4.80	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 CLF0.1100	$4.14 €3.69	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 CLF0.0800	$2.81 €2.50	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$3.93 €3.50	+43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.91 €0.81	+16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.65 €0.58	-16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$1.08 €0.96	+41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.24 €1.10	+76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CLF0.0100	$0.37 €0.33	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 CLF0.0200	$0.39 €0.35	-38.5%
Average			-0.5%

Chile vs. Estonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Chile	Estonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 CLF0.1300	$7.27 €6.47	+37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.69 CLF0.8400	$26.37 €23.47	-21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,188.18 CLF404.6400	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	+72.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.06 CLF0.2800	$12.52 €11.14	+13.2%
Average			+25.5%

Chile vs. Estonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Chile	Estonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 CLF0.5500	$31.76 €28.27	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.09 CLF11.4000	$512.18 €455.86	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.67 CLF8.7400	$387.48 €344.88	+10.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.73 CLF2.0400	$221.29 €196.96	+170.8%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 14.3% more for childcare

	Chile	Estonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.45 CLF8.3100	$324.72 €289.02	-2.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,782.11 CLF194.5200	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	+33.6%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Estonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 CLF0.0800	$5.67 €5.04	+71.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 CLF0.0700	$4.06 €3.61	+36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.04 CLF0.1300	$6.56 €5.84	+30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.36 CLF1.0100	$45.01 €40.06	+11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.58 CLF0.1600	$9.62 €8.56	+46.3%
Average			+37.6%

Chile vs. Estonia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 75.5% more for clothing

	Chile	Estonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.61 CLF1.0900	$97.14 €86.46	+122.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.77 CLF0.6900	$49.85 €44.37	+79.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.99 CLF1.5500	$94.67 €84.26	+52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.04 CLF1.9000	$118.18 €105.19	+55.4%
Average			+75.5%

Chile vs. Estonia - Cost of clothing

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