Cost of living comparison
Chile is 68.4% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Chile instead of Russia, you would:
pay 93.0% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB693.05
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB441.10
|
$7.20
CLF0.2500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB84.93
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB40.93
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
Russia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB49.89
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB395.55
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB327.09
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB128.93
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB176.31
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB57.67
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB58.70
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB75.98
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB94.35
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB23.03
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB22.18
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB225.55
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,880.81
|
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,836,421.39
|
$16,204.48
CLF571.9000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB441.84
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 100.0% more for housing
Russia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB636.05
|
$21.54
CLF0.7600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB32,417.14
|
$453.06
CLF15.9900
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB22,448.22
|
$359.28
CLF12.6800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,913.52
|
$78.13
CLF2.7600
|
|
pay 26.7% more for childcare
Russia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB20,237.73
|
$313.82
CLF11.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB540,246.28
|
$4,486.89
CLF158.3600
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB151.46
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB177.87
|
$2.69
CLF0.0900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB223.33
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,997.39
|
$40.53
CLF1.4300
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB423.01
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Russia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,519.92
|
$43.89
CLF1.5500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,611.37
|
$28.66
CLF1.0100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB8,147.24
|
$61.62
CLF2.1700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB8,049.80
|
$78.35
CLF2.7700
|
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