Cost of living comparison
Chile is 2.6% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Chile instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Chile
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.40
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.27
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.84
|
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
Latvia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€319.82
|
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€230.87
|
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
|
pay 22.9% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.25
|
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.27
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.06
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.71
|
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
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