Cost of living comparison
Finland is 49.0% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Finland instead of Chile, you would:
pay 69.1% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Finland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$13.74
€12.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$2.59
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
Chile
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 53.6% more for transportation
Chile
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$8.90
€8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6000
|
$58.04
€54.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF607.5900
|
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$20.72
€19.43
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
Chile
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0400
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.5700
|
$744.51
€698.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.4100
|
$617.65
€579.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4000
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
|
pay 35.2% more for childcare
Chile
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.8100
|
$346.47
€324.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF172.1700
|
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
|
pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$7.11
€6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$4.18
€3.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5100
|
$43.96
€41.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$15.18
€14.24
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Chile
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6600
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0200
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1500
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6000
|
$117.91
€110.58
|
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