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Puerto Montt vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Montt is 62.4% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Puerto Montt
Groceries: pay 41.9% less in Puerto Montt
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Puerto Montt
Housing: pay 76.1% less in Puerto Montt
Childcare: pay 93.5% less in Puerto Montt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.2% less in Puerto Montt

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Puerto Montt.

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Puerto Montt vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Montt instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Puerto Montt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$8.19 CLF0.2000	-53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$7.16 CLF0.1800	-39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-58.4%
Average			-51.1%

Sydney vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.9% less for groceries

	Sydney	Puerto Montt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$2.56 CLF0.0600	-10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$5.63 CLF0.1400	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$4.26 CLF0.1100	-33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$3.18 CLF0.0800	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$2.55 CLF0.0600	-41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$0.46 CLF0.0100	-74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$0.63 CLF0.0200	-56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$1.21 CLF0.0300	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$0.81 CLF0.0200	-59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	??
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-34.9%
Average			-41.9%

Sydney vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Sydney	Puerto Montt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$5.01 CLF0.1300	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	??
Average			-7.2%

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pay 76.1% less for housing

	Sydney	Puerto Montt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$30.70 CLF0.7700	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$511.62 CLF12.7900	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$46.95 CLF1.1700	-72.1%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 93.5% less for childcare

	Sydney	Puerto Montt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$143.25 CLF3.5800	-93.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	??
Average			-93.5%

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pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Puerto Montt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$2.76 CLF0.0700	-30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$4.60 CLF0.1200	-89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	??
Average			-63.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Sydney	Puerto Montt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	??

Sydney vs. Puerto Montt - Cost of clothing

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