Cost of living comparison
Valparaiso is 33.7% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Valparaiso instead of France, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Valparaiso
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.67
|
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
$8.20
CLF0.2700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
France
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.43
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$4.60
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.87
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.68
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.72
CLF0.0200
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.61
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
France
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.84
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.61
|
$54.67
CLF1.8200
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
$15,280.24
CLF508.3100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.00
|
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
France
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€717.55
|
$437.36
CLF14.5500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€563.35
|
$382.69
CLF12.7300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
$108.95
CLF3.6200
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
France
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€651.81
|
$405.22
CLF13.4800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
$5,466.99
CLF181.8600
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.69
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$2.84
CLF0.0900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
$5.08
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.20
|
$24.05
CLF0.8000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.90
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
France
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
$48.11
CLF1.6000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
$62.87
CLF2.0900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.61
|
$78.76
CLF2.6200
|
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