Cost of living comparison
compared to
Chile vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary
Chile is 13.6% cheaper than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.4% less in Chile
- Groceries
-
pay 12.9% more in Chile
- Transportation
-
pay 5.6% less in Chile
- Housing
-
pay 20.9% less in Chile
- Childcare
-
pay 20.1% less in Chile
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.7% less in Chile
- Clothing
-
pay 31.2% less in Chile
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Chile.
Chile vs. Poland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Chile instead of Poland, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.21
PLN37.31
|
$8.18
CLF0.1900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
PLN30.80
|
$7.32
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
PLN7.31
|
$1.38
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
PLN6.02
|
$1.16
CLF0.0300
|
|
Poland vs. Chile - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.9% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
PLN4.77
|
$1.58
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
PLN16.68
|
$5.12
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
PLN14.53
|
$4.40
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
PLN11.98
|
$3.45
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
PLN10.79
|
$2.77
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.87
|
$0.82
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.75
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
PLN3.04
|
$0.81
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
PLN4.66
|
$0.76
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.51
|
$0.60
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.86
|
$0.68
CLF0.0200
|
|
Poland vs. Chile - Cost of groceries
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
PLN23.80
|
$5.21
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.67
PLN119.38
|
$33.81
CLF0.8000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,516.14
PLN122,471.99
|
$16,755.00
CLF396.3700
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
PLN32.48
|
$12.79
CLF0.3000
|
|
Poland vs. Chile - Cost of transportation
pay 20.9% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.32
PLN59.63
|
$22.87
CLF0.5400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.05
PLN2,411.90
|
$464.44
CLF10.9900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$540.72
PLN1,975.84
|
$367.42
CLF8.6900
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$218.52
PLN798.50
|
$83.36
CLF1.9700
|
|
Poland vs. Chile - Cost of housing
pay 20.1% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.18
PLN1,359.99
|
$328.13
CLF7.7600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,516.31
PLN27,465.50
|
$5,378.73
CLF127.2400
|
|
Poland vs. Chile - Cost of childcare
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
PLN12.77
|
$3.03
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.46
PLN12.65
|
$2.86
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.23
PLN19.12
|
$5.14
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
PLN135.21
|
$41.02
CLF0.9700
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.39
PLN27.02
|
$6.50
CLF0.1500
|
|
Poland vs. Chile - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 31.2% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.74
PLN320.62
|
$44.48
CLF1.0500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.84
PLN138.26
|
$28.40
CLF0.6700
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.94
PLN325.01
|
$63.99
CLF1.5100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.79
PLN360.99
|
$76.71
CLF1.8100
|
|
Poland vs. Chile - Cost of clothing
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