Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 16.1% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Chile, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$4.80
$10.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2400
|
$7.15
$16.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Chile
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$5.01
$11.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$4.16
$9.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1100
|
$2.20
$4.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$2.09
$4.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.03
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.82
$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.08
$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.85
$1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Chile
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$4.68
$10.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6200
|
$34.97
$79.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF613.2300
|
$17,383.55
$39,428.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$4.38
$9.94
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Chile
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0500
|
$29.00
$65.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.7100
|
$491.27
$1,114.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.5300
|
$292.67
$663.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4300
|
$35.85
$81.32
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
Chile
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.9100
|
$183.21
$415.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF173.7700
|
$6,847.61
$15,531.40
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$2.37
$5.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$2.49
$5.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$8.22
$18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5300
|
$17.78
$40.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$3.93
$8.91
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Chile
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6800
|
$18.44
$41.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0300
|
$25.92
$58.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1700
|
$55.34
$125.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6200
|
$60.86
$138.03
|
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