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Russia vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 26.9% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 37.5% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Russia
Housing: pay 40.8% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 13.1% less in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Russia

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Russia.

Russia vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 42.4% less for restaurants

	Chile	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 CLF0.2000	$6.51 RUB526.99	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$4.14 RUB335.40	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CLF0.0300	$0.80 RUB64.58	-39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 CLF0.0300	$0.38 RUB31.12	-67.5%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 37.5% less for groceries

	Chile	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 CLF0.0400	$0.47 RUB37.93	-69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 CLF0.1300	$3.72 RUB300.77	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 CLF0.1100	$3.07 RUB248.71	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 CLF0.0800	$1.21 RUB98.03	-63.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$1.66 RUB134.06	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0200	$0.54 RUB43.85	-34.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.55 RUB44.63	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.71 RUB57.77	-11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 CLF0.0200	$0.89 RUB71.74	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CLF0.0100	$0.22 RUB17.51	-61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CLF0.0200	$0.21 RUB16.87	-67.2%
Average			-37.5%

Chile vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Chile	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$2.12 RUB171.50	-58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.34 CLF0.8200	$17.67 RUB1,430.13	-47.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,204.48 CLF399.0200	$26,642.44 RUB2,156,766.26	+64.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 CLF0.3200	$4.15 RUB335.96	-68.5%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 40.8% less for housing

	Chile	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 CLF0.5300	$5.97 RUB483.64	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.06 CLF11.1600	$304.49 RUB24,649.44	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.28 CLF8.8500	$210.86 RUB17,069.24	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.13 CLF1.9200	$64.94 RUB5,256.92	-16.9%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 13.1% less for childcare

	Chile	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$313.82 CLF7.7300	$190.09 RUB15,388.42	-39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,486.89 CLF110.4900	$5,074.52 RUB410,794.02	+13.1%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$1.42 RUB115.17	-47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 CLF0.0700	$1.67 RUB135.25	-37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.08 CLF0.1300	$2.10 RUB169.82	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.53 CLF1.0000	$28.15 RUB2,279.16	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.89 CLF0.1400	$3.97 RUB321.65	-32.5%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Chile	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 CLF1.0800	$51.85 RUB4,197.25	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.66 CLF0.7100	$33.92 RUB2,746.02	+18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.62 CLF1.5200	$76.53 RUB6,195.02	+24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.35 CLF1.9300	$75.61 RUB6,120.93	-3.5%
Average			+14.3%

Chile vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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