Cost of living comparison
Chile is 3.0 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Chile instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs316.11
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs845.99
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.47
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.59
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.85
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs400.76
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs367.67
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs187.32
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs175.42
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.77
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.29
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.47
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.78
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.51
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.79
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs518.96
|
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,500.37
|
$46.36
CLF1.5900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,159,877.94
|
$17,551.34
CLF603.2400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs869.09
|
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,815.84
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,142.40
|
$449.67
CLF15.4600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,454.81
|
$387.32
CLF13.3100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,233.80
|
$98.11
CLF3.3700
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,790.27
|
$312.26
CLF10.7300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,722.55
|
$4,973.52
CLF170.9400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs267.30
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.73
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.92
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,554.61
|
$43.65
CLF1.5000
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs344.48
|
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,089.31
|
$47.97
CLF1.6500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,717.89
|
$29.36
CLF1.0100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,147.83
|
$62.17
CLF2.1400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,759.01
|
$74.99
CLF2.5800
|
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