Cost of living comparison
Russia is 25.9% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Russia instead of Chile, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2600
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1900
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2700
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF569.6500
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5100
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8500
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.4700
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.6000
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1500
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.3800
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF174.1900
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1800
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3900
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Chile
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5700
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9900
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.2200
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6400
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
|
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