Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Chile

Punta Arenas vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 34.2% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 41.6% less in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 50.2% less in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 44.7% less in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% less in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in Punta Arenas

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

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Punta Arenas vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$10.74 CLF0.2700	-36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$7.93 CLF0.2000	-29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$2.11 CLF0.0500	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.40 CLF0.0300	-5.8%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Rome	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.51 CLF0.0400	-31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$7.16 CLF0.1800	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$4.71 CLF0.1200	-27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$4.12 CLF0.1000	-11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$4.06 CLF0.1000	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.13 CLF0.0300	-3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$1.02 CLF0.0300	-3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.00 CLF0.0200	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.65 CLF0.0200	+0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.04 CLF0.0300	+45.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 41.6% less for transportation

	Rome	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$5.43 CLF0.1400	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$19.92 CLF0.5000	-49.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$17,395.22 CLF434.8100	-51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$16.88 CLF0.4200	-16.2%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 50.2% less for housing

	Rome	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$20.80 CLF0.5200	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$573.02 CLF14.3200	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$382.67 CLF9.5700	-56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$114.33 CLF2.8600	-27.2%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 44.7% less for childcare

	Rome	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$409.30 CLF10.2300	-16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	$6,139.49 CLF153.4600	-63.6%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.53 CLF0.0900	-36.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$3.78 CLF0.0900	+82.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$5.22 CLF0.1300	-28.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$46.05 CLF1.1500	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$6.40 CLF0.1600	-42.9%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Rome	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$58.84 CLF1.4700	-17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$97.21 CLF2.4300	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$127.91 CLF3.2000	+3.8%
Average			+2.9%

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