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Chile vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 7.9% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Chile
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Chile
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Chile
Housing: pay 18.7% less in Chile
Childcare: pay 11.8% less in Chile
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Chile
Clothing: pay 22.5% less in Chile

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Chile are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Chile. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Chile.

Chile vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chile instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$8.18 CLF0.1900	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$7.32 CLF0.1700	-5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$1.38 CLF0.0300	+86.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+325.6%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Chile
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$1.58 CLF0.0400	+72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$5.12 CLF0.1200	+41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$4.40 CLF0.1000	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$3.45 CLF0.0800	+36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$2.77 CLF0.0700	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.82 CLF0.0200	-15.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$0.77 CLF0.0200	-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.81 CLF0.0200	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.76 CLF0.0200	+3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.60 CLF0.0100	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+4.2%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$5.21 CLF0.1200	+124.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$33.81 CLF0.8000	-0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	-34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$12.79 CLF0.3000	-32.7%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 18.7% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Chile
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$22.87 CLF0.5400	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$464.44 CLF10.9900	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$367.42 CLF8.6900	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$83.36 CLF1.9700	-14.4%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 11.8% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$328.13 CLF7.7600	-6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	-17.1%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$3.03 CLF0.0700	+60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$2.86 CLF0.0700	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$5.14 CLF0.1200	-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$41.02 CLF0.9700	-61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$6.50 CLF0.1500	-62.3%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 22.5% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Chile
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$44.48 CLF1.0500	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$28.40 CLF0.6700	-50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$63.99 CLF1.5100	-27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$76.71 CLF1.8100	-3.1%
Average			-22.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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