Cost of living comparison
Chile is 32.1% cheaper than Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Chile instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Chile
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.36
CLF1.5900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
$17,551.34
CLF603.2400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
$449.67
CLF15.4600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
$387.32
CLF13.3100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
$98.11
CLF3.3700
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
$312.26
CLF10.7300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
$4,973.52
CLF170.9400
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Chile
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
$43.65
CLF1.5000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
$47.97
CLF1.6500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
$29.36
CLF1.0100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
$62.17
CLF2.1400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
$74.99
CLF2.5800
|
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