Cost of living comparison
Russia is 23.9% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Russia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6000
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF607.5900
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0400
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.5700
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.4100
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4000
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 17.5% less for childcare
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.8100
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF172.1700
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5100
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6600
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0200
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1500
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6000
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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