Cost of living comparison
Chile is 29.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Chile instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,507
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr749
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,879
|
$46.36
CLF1.5900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
$17,551.34
CLF603.2400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,369
|
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Iceland
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
$449.67
CLF15.4600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
$387.32
CLF13.3100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
$98.11
CLF3.3700
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,453
|
$312.26
CLF10.7300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
$4,973.52
CLF170.9400
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,998
|
$43.65
CLF1.5000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
$47.97
CLF1.6500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
$29.36
CLF1.0100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
$62.17
CLF2.1400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,626
|
$74.99
CLF2.5800
|
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