Cost of living comparison
France is 63.5% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in France instead of Chile, you would:
pay 84.9% more for restaurants
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2300
|
$16.13
€14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2100
|
$9.98
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0400
|
$2.76
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0300
|
$1.88
€1.72
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
$1.66
€1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1500
|
$8.33
€7.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1400
|
$4.25
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$3.47
€3.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0800
|
$5.22
€4.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
$0.98
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0200
|
$1.29
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0200
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$1.03
€0.94
|
|
pay 35.9% more for transportation
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1700
|
$7.84
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.4600
|
$52.45
€47.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF554.1100
|
$26,223.89
€23,956.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4200
|
$18.05
€16.49
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF0.9500
|
$30.93
€28.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF14.2000
|
$760.64
€694.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF12.2300
|
$610.71
€557.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.1000
|
$135.03
€123.36
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF9.8600
|
$674.24
€615.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF157.0200
|
$11,309.03
€10,331.36
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1000
|
$6.24
€5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.0900
|
$2.93
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.1900
|
$11.11
€10.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.3800
|
$37.98
€34.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2100
|
$11.22
€10.25
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
Chile
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.5100
|
$85.18
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF0.9300
|
$38.90
€35.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF1.9600
|
$90.98
€83.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.3700
|
$122.71
€112.10
|
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