Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 90.3% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Chile, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$17.10
€15.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
$9.80
€8.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$2.19
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$1.73
€1.56
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$1.77
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
$4.27
€3.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$4.97
€4.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$3.80
€3.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$4.34
€3.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$1.26
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.93
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.26
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.85
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$7.23
€6.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2200
|
$118.73
€107.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF549.7100
|
$36,966.92
€33,422.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.4900
|
$18.66
€16.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Chile
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8200
|
$49.22
€44.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF15.8900
|
$1,390.35
€1,257.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.1600
|
$1,168.86
€1,056.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.0400
|
$162.61
€147.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF10.9800
|
$1,101.52
€995.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF168.0900
|
$7,468.96
€6,752.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$6.02
€5.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$3.78
€3.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$16.48
€14.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3400
|
$58.33
€52.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$12.21
€11.04
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5100
|
$84.67
€76.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9600
|
$40.37
€36.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1400
|
$91.93
€83.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.5500
|
$90.97
€82.25
|
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