Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

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Chile

Punta Arenas vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 28.8% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% more in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 61.1% more in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 15.2% more in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 46.3% more in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 38.5% less in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Punta Arenas

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Punta Arenas are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Punta Arenas.

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Punta Arenas vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Arenas instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 40.0% more for restaurants

	Quito	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00	$10.74 CLF0.2700	+79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67	$7.93 CLF0.2000	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40	$2.11 CLF0.0500	+50.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12	$1.40 CLF0.0300	+24.5%
Average			+40.0%

Quito vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.1% more for groceries

	Quito	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57	$1.51 CLF0.0400	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21	$7.16 CLF0.1800	+123.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.29	$4.71 CLF0.1200	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14	$4.12 CLF0.1000	+93.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55	$4.06 CLF0.1000	+59.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.13 CLF0.0300	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55	$1.02 CLF0.0300	+86.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59	$1.00 CLF0.0200	+68.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+193.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.65 CLF0.0200	+17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$1.04 CLF0.0300	+119.5%
Average			+61.1%

Quito vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.2% more for transportation

	Quito	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$5.43 CLF0.1400	+71.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.00	$19.92 CLF0.5000	-5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,000.00	$17,395.22 CLF434.8100	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$16.88 CLF0.4200	+25.1%
Average			+15.2%

Quito vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.3% more for housing

	Quito	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.45	$20.80 CLF0.5200	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.78	$573.02 CLF14.3200	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.44	$382.67 CLF9.5700	+22.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.90	$114.33 CLF2.8600	+422.0%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 38.5% less for childcare

	Quito	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$743.00	$409.30 CLF10.2300	-44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,951.43	$6,139.49 CLF153.4600	-31.4%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50	$3.53 CLF0.0900	+0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$3.78 CLF0.0900	+11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$5.22 CLF0.1300	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.22	$46.05 CLF1.1500	-0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40	$6.40 CLF0.1600	-0.1%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Quito	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.10	$58.84 CLF1.4700	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.62	$40.93 CLF1.0200	-17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.66	$97.21 CLF2.4300	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.92	$127.91 CLF3.2000	+18.5%
Average			-8.9%

Quito vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of clothing

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