Cost of living comparison
Chile is 36.2% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Chile instead of France, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
France
|
Chile
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.50
|
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.83
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.52
|
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.73
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.63
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.34
|
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.05
|
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.56
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.80
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.16
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.85
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.37
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.84
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.76
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.06
|
$36.91
CLF1.2400
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€28,741.79
|
$16,597.16
CLF556.2400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.81
|
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.21
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€709.35
|
$479.74
CLF16.0800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€556.91
|
$367.24
CLF12.3100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€127.23
|
$91.70
CLF3.0700
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€644.36
|
$331.55
CLF11.1100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€8,969.62
|
$5,075.15
CLF170.0900
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.63
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.78
|
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.70
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€31.83
|
$40.42
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.78
|
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.03
|
$45.70
CLF1.5300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.04
|
$28.96
CLF0.9700
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.11
|
$64.62
CLF2.1700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€115.27
|
$77.03
CLF2.5800
|
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