Cost of living comparison
Missouri is 93.1% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Missouri instead of Chile, you would:
pay 66.7% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2600
|
$9.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$1.93
|
|
pay 70.0% more for groceries
Chile
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$3.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$2.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$1.21
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Chile
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1900
|
$3.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2700
|
$61.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF569.6500
|
$32,172.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5100
|
$16.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Chile
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8500
|
$67.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.4700
|
$1,026.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.6000
|
$890.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1500
|
$163.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Chile
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.3800
|
$1,061.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF174.1900
|
$20,434.79
|
|
pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$5.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$4.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1800
|
$7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3900
|
$36.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$12.88
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Chile
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5700
|
$47.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9900
|
$40.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.2200
|
$88.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6400
|
$119.12
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Missouri or Chile. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.