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Chile vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 19.8% cheaper than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% less in Chile
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Chile
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Chile
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Chile
Childcare: pay 28.1% less in Chile
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Chile
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Chile

Expenses including clothing, housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Chile.

Chile vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chile instead of Czech Republic, you would:

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pay 18.0% less for restaurants

	Czech Republic	Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.75 CZK178.98	$8.18 CLF0.1800	-6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.69 CZK177.57	$7.32 CLF0.1600	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 CZK36.85	$1.38 CLF0.0300	-23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 CZK32.28	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-26.5%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Czech Republic	Chile
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK28.94	$1.58 CLF0.0300	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 CZK127.50	$5.12 CLF0.1100	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 CZK89.72	$4.40 CLF0.1000	+0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 CZK64.86	$3.45 CLF0.0800	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 CZK85.87	$2.77 CLF0.0600	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 CZK15.25	$0.82 CLF0.0200	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CZK16.03	$0.77 CLF0.0200	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 CZK19.80	$0.81 CLF0.0200	-15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 CZK32.46	$0.76 CLF0.0200	-51.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK11.22	$0.60 CLF0.0100	+9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.35	$0.68 CLF0.0100	+33.6%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Czech Republic	Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 CZK135.97	$5.21 CLF0.1100	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.28 CZK516.78	$33.81 CLF0.7400	+33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,610.58 CZK646K	$16,755.00 CLF366.1600	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 CZK280.92	$12.79 CLF0.2800	-6.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Czech Republic	Chile
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.37 CZK416.47	$22.87 CLF0.5000	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$725.26 CZK14,827.86	$464.44 CLF10.1500	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$590.43 CZK12,071.32	$367.42 CLF8.0300	-37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.21 CZK4,563.47	$83.36 CLF1.8200	-62.7%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 28.1% less for childcare

	Czech Republic	Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.73 CZK7,865.79	$328.13 CLF7.1700	-14.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,199.30 CZK188K	$5,378.73 CLF117.5500	-41.5%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK49.00	$3.03 CLF0.0700	+26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 CZK62.02	$2.86 CLF0.0600	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.42 CZK151.80	$5.14 CLF0.1100	-30.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.37 CZK1,132.12	$41.02 CLF0.9000	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.92 CZK202.81	$6.50 CLF0.1400	-34.5%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Czech Republic	Chile
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.21 CZK1,639.79	$44.48 CLF0.9700	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.88 CZK713.05	$28.40 CLF0.6200	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.51 CZK1,952.72	$63.99 CLF1.4000	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.19 CZK2,375.56	$76.71 CLF1.6800	-34.0%
Average			-32.5%

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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: February 2026

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