Cost of living comparison
Chile is 3.2 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Chile instead of India, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
India
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.89
|
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
$6.77
CLF0.2400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.41
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.50
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
India
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.44
|
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.99
|
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
$3.01
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.58
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.42
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.58
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.00
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.24
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.62
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.79
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
India
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.70
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹700.11
|
$46.36
CLF1.6500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
$17,551.34
CLF625.3700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.46
|
$13.31
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
India
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
$30.10
CLF1.0700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
$449.67
CLF16.0200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
$387.32
CLF13.8000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
$98.11
CLF3.5000
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
India
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
$312.26
CLF11.1300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
$4,973.52
CLF177.2100
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.44
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.15
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
$43.65
CLF1.5600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.53
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 73.1% more for clothing
India
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
$47.97
CLF1.7100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
$29.36
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
$62.17
CLF2.2200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
$74.99
CLF2.6700
|
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