Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Chile

Chile vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 12.4% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% less in Chile
Groceries: pay 55.9% less in Chile
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Chile
Housing: pay 83.1% more in Chile
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Chile
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Chile
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Chile

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in Chile are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chile. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Chile.

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Chile vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chile instead of Liberia, you would:

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pay 19.3% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$7.99 CLF0.2000	+6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$7.20 CLF0.1800	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.36 CLF0.0300	-31.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.15 CLF0.0300	-42.6%
Average			-19.3%

Liberia vs. Chile - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.9% less for groceries

	Liberia	Chile
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.70 CLF0.0400	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$5.03 CLF0.1300	+30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$4.36 CLF0.1100	-45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$3.39 CLF0.0800	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.73 CLF0.0700	-49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-79.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$0.77 CLF0.0200	-83.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-86.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.58 CLF0.0100	-41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$0.63 CLF0.0200	-86.9%
Average			-55.9%

Liberia vs. Chile - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Liberia	Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$5.28 CLF0.1300	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$33.69 CLF0.8400	+68.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$16,188.18 CLF404.6400	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$11.06 CLF0.2800	-34.6%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 83.1% more for housing

	Liberia	Chile
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$22.03 CLF0.5500	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$456.09 CLF11.4000	+82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$349.67 CLF8.7400	+268.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$81.73 CLF2.0400	-29.2%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$332.45 CLF8.3100	+232.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$7,782.11 CLF194.5200	+678.2%
Average			+408.6%

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$3.30 CLF0.0800	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$2.97 CLF0.0700	-1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$5.04 CLF0.1300	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$40.36 CLF1.0100	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$6.58 CLF0.1600	+31.6%
Average			-7.7%

Liberia vs. Chile - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Liberia	Chile
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$43.61 CLF1.0900	+74.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$27.77 CLF0.6900	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$61.99 CLF1.5500	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$76.04 CLF1.9000	-17.8%
Average			+8.4%

Liberia vs. Chile - Cost of clothing

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