Cost of living comparison
Chile is 13.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Chile instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 90.2% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
$17,551.34
CLF597.1500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$30.10
CLF1.0200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
$449.67
CLF15.3000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
$387.32
CLF13.1800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$98.11
CLF3.3400
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
$312.26
CLF10.6200
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.2100
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$47.97
CLF1.6300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$74.99
CLF2.5500
|
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