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Puerto Montt vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Montt is 11.2% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Puerto Montt
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Puerto Montt
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Puerto Montt
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Puerto Montt
Childcare: pay 55.2% less in Puerto Montt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Puerto Montt

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Puerto Montt.

Puerto Montt vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Montt instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Chile	Puerto Montt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$8.40 CLF0.2000	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$7.35 CLF0.1700	+0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$0.94 CLF0.0200	-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.94 CLF0.0200	-18.6%
Average			-11.8%

Chile vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Chile	Puerto Montt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$2.62 CLF0.0600	+66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$4.37 CLF0.1000	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$3.26 CLF0.0800	-5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$2.62 CLF0.0600	-5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$0.48 CLF0.0100	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.64 CLF0.0200	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$1.24 CLF0.0300	+52.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.83 CLF0.0200	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.71 CLF0.0200	+5.6%
Average			+7.6%

Chile vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Chile	Puerto Montt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$5.14 CLF0.1200	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.7900	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF393.5200	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	??
Average			-1.4%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Chile	Puerto Montt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$31.50 CLF0.7400	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9100	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6300	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9600	$48.17 CLF1.1300	-42.2%
Average			-2.2%

Chile vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of housing

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pay 55.2% less for childcare

	Chile	Puerto Montt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7100	$146.98 CLF3.4500	-55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF126.3300	??
Average			-55.2%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Puerto Montt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$2.83 CLF0.0700	-1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$4.72 CLF0.1100	-8.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9600	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	??
Average			-4.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Chile	Puerto Montt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0400	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5000	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8000	??

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