Chile vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 38.3% more expensive than Samoa overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.4% less in Chile
Groceries
pay 0.8% less in Chile
Transportation
pay 13.0% less in Chile
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Chile
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.9% less in Chile

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Chile. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Chile.

Chile vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chile instead of Samoa, you would:

pay 66.4% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $47.26
WST130.00
$7.99
CLF0.2000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.54
WST40.00
$7.20
CLF0.1800
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82
WST5.00
$1.36
CLF0.0300

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

 
Samoa
Chile
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
WST2.25
$1.70
CLF0.0400
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.25
$5.03
CLF0.1200
Milk (1 gallon) $6.88
WST18.93
$4.36
CLF0.1100

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pay 13.0% less for transportation

 
Samoa
Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
WST11.36
$5.28
CLF0.1300
Monthly public transit pass ?? $33.69
CLF0.8400
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $16,188.18
CLF402.1300

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
Samoa
Chile
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.35
WST100.00
$22.03
CLF0.5500
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $456.09
CLF11.3300
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $349.67
CLF8.6900

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Samoa
Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $332.45
CLF8.2600
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,782.11
CLF193.3200

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.45
WST9.50
$3.30
CLF0.0800
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
WST8.00
$2.97
CLF0.0700
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.18
WST17.00
$5.04
CLF0.1300

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Samoa
Chile
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $43.61
CLF1.0800
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $27.77
CLF0.6900
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $61.99
CLF1.5400

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