Cost of living comparison
compared to
Puerto Montt vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary
Puerto Montt is 53.5% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.1% less in Puerto Montt
- Groceries
-
pay 39.1% less in Puerto Montt
- Transportation
-
pay 36.2% less in Puerto Montt
- Housing
-
pay 46.1% less in Puerto Montt
- Childcare
-
pay 81.6% less in Puerto Montt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.7% less in Puerto Montt
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Puerto Montt.
Puerto Montt vs. Paris Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto Montt instead of Paris, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.05
|
$8.40
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.02
€12.04
|
$7.35
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.24
€3.65
|
$0.94
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
€2.79
|
$0.94
CLF0.0200
|
|
Paris vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of restaurants
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
€1.80
|
$2.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.76
€10.96
|
$5.77
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
€5.11
|
$4.37
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
€4.49
|
$3.26
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.68
€5.74
|
$2.62
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.41
|
$0.48
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
€0.99
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.26
|
$1.24
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.56
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.04
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.26
|
$0.71
CLF0.0200
|
|
Paris vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of groceries
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
€6.92
|
$5.14
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$103.72
€89.07
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,904.00
€30,834.75
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.70
€23.79
|
?? | |
Paris vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of transportation
pay 46.1% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.58
€32.28
|
$31.50
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,637.45
€1,406.26
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,198.19
€1,029.02
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$200.70
€172.36
|
$48.17
CLF1.1300
|
|
Paris vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of housing
pay 81.6% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$798.13
€685.44
|
$146.98
CLF3.4500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,327.34
€12,304.48
|
?? | |
Paris vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of childcare
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.18
€7.02
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
€4.23
|
$2.83
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.18
€13.04
|
$4.72
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.12
€37.03
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.35
€14.04
|
?? | |
Paris vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Paris
|
Puerto Montt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.15
€101.47
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.25
€41.44
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.09
€105.71
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.69
€131.13
|
?? |
Paris vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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