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Punta Arenas vs. New York City Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 67.6% cheaper than New York City.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 47.2% less in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 83.3% less in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 88.9% less in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% less in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in Punta Arenas

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Punta Arenas.

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Punta Arenas vs. New York City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Arenas instead of New York City, you would:

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	New York City	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.50	$10.74 CLF0.2700	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$7.93 CLF0.2000	-45.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.95	$2.11 CLF0.0500	-46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.97	$1.40 CLF0.0300	-53.0%
Average			-53.0%

New York City vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	New York City	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78	$1.51 CLF0.0400	-68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47	$7.16 CLF0.1800	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13	$4.71 CLF0.1200	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.03	$4.12 CLF0.1000	-31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.93	$4.06 CLF0.1000	-48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.11	$1.13 CLF0.0300	-63.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96	$1.02 CLF0.0300	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83	$1.00 CLF0.0200	-64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.08	$1.48 CLF0.0400	-51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.83	$0.65 CLF0.0200	-64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.04 CLF0.0300	-48.9%
Average			-47.1%

New York City vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.2% less for transportation

	New York City	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31	$5.43 CLF0.1400	+26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$140.00	$19.92 CLF0.5000	-85.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,458.00	$17,395.22 CLF434.8100	-50.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.44	$16.88 CLF0.4200	-17.4%
Average			-47.2%

New York City vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.3% less for housing

	New York City	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.57	$20.80 CLF0.5200	-70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$4,447.32	$573.02 CLF14.3200	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,217.65	$382.67 CLF9.5700	-88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.80	$114.33 CLF2.8600	-30.6%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 88.9% less for childcare

	New York City	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,379.10	$409.30 CLF10.2300	-87.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$60,882.67	$6,139.49 CLF153.4600	-89.9%
Average			-88.9%

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pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports

	New York City	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.50	$3.53 CLF0.0900	-58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.50	$3.78 CLF0.0900	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.00	$5.22 CLF0.1300	-72.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.41	$46.05 CLF1.1500	-62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.50	$6.40 CLF0.1600	-71.6%
Average			-62.1%

New York City vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	New York City	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.86	$58.84 CLF1.4700	-22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.45	$40.93 CLF1.0200	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.38	$97.21 CLF2.4300	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.00	$127.91 CLF3.2000	-3.1%
Average			-17.8%

New York City vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of clothing

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