Cost of living comparison
Chile is 34.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Chile instead of France, you would:
pay 44.7% less for restaurants
France
|
Chile
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$6.77
CLF0.2400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$3.01
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$46.36
CLF1.6500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$17,551.34
CLF625.3700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$13.31
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$30.10
CLF1.0700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$449.67
CLF16.0200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$387.32
CLF13.8000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$98.11
CLF3.5000
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$312.26
CLF11.1300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$4,973.52
CLF177.2100
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$43.65
CLF1.5600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
France
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$47.97
CLF1.7100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$29.36
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$62.17
CLF2.2200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$74.99
CLF2.6700
|
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