Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 71.3% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Chile, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2400
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 94.6% more for groceries
Chile
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1100
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Chile
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6200
|
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF613.2300
|
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 91.6% more for housing
Chile
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0500
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.7100
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.5300
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4300
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Chile
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.9100
|
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF173.7700
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5300
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Chile
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6800
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0300
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1700
|
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6200
|
$77.28
|
|
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