Cost of living comparison

Chile

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Russia

Moscow vs. Puerto Montt Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 46.4% more expensive than Puerto Montt.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 33.9% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Moscow are more expensive than in Puerto Montt. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

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Moscow vs. Puerto Montt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Puerto Montt, you would:

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pay 22.2% more for restaurants

	Puerto Montt	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.19 CLF0.2000	$11.70 RUB966.60	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.16 CLF0.1800	$7.02 RUB579.96	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$1.62 RUB133.67	+75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.84 RUB69.07	-9.2%
Average			+22.2%

Puerto Montt vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Puerto Montt	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 CLF0.0600	$1.02 RUB84.09	-60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 CLF0.1400	$7.14 RUB589.78	+26.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.26 CLF0.1100	$4.61 RUB381.19	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.18 CLF0.0800	$1.86 RUB154.04	-41.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 CLF0.0600	$2.98 RUB246.54	+16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 CLF0.0100	$0.93 RUB77.02	+100.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CLF0.0200	$0.81 RUB67.24	+29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 CLF0.0300	$0.90 RUB74.52	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$1.79 RUB147.60	+119.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.41 RUB33.58
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.32 RUB26.73	-53.5%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 33.9% less for transportation

	Puerto Montt	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 CLF0.1300	$3.31 RUB273.63	-33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,358.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,895.19 RUB3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.06 RUB831.28
Average			-33.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Puerto Montt	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.70 CLF0.7700	$9.88 RUB816.43	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$511.62 CLF12.7900	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+184.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$804.40 RUB66,468.30
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.95 CLF1.1700	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	+204.3%
Average			+141.2%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Puerto Montt	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.25 CLF3.5800	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+464.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$26,421.03 RUB2M
Average			+464.7%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Montt	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$4.68 RUB386.64
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 CLF0.0700	$3.70 RUB305.66	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 CLF0.1200	$3.45 RUB285.15	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$42.01 RUB3,471.49
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.36 RUB773.28
Average			+10.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Puerto Montt	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$108.46 RUB8,962.59
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$62.47 RUB5,161.67
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$145.30 RUB12,006.61
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$180.19 RUB14,889.43

Puerto Montt vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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