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Punta Arenas vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 56.0% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% less in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 27.4% less in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 48.0% less in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 72.9% less in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 79.9% less in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.9% less in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in Punta Arenas

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Punta Arenas.

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Punta Arenas vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Arenas instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 35.1% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$25.04	$10.74 CLF0.2700	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$17.03	$7.93 CLF0.2000	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.04	$2.11 CLF0.0500	-24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.19	$1.40 CLF0.0300	-37.0%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 27.4% less for groceries

	Sydney	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.09	$1.51 CLF0.0400	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.54	$7.16 CLF0.1800	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.24	$4.71 CLF0.1200	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.99	$4.12 CLF0.1000	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.24	$4.06 CLF0.1000	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.60	$1.13 CLF0.0300	-37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.09	$1.02 CLF0.0300	-29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.24	$1.00 CLF0.0200	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.85	$1.48 CLF0.0400	-25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.12	$0.65 CLF0.0200	-56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.54	$1.04 CLF0.0300	-2.6%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 48.0% less for transportation

	Sydney	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.77	$5.43 CLF0.1400	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$217.75	$19.92 CLF0.5000	-86.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	$17,395.22 CLF434.8100	-39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.36	$16.88 CLF0.4200	+4.0%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 72.9% less for housing

	Sydney	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.87	$20.80 CLF0.5200	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	$573.02 CLF14.3200	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	$382.67 CLF9.5700	-78.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$242.35	$114.33 CLF2.8600	-32.1%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 79.9% less for childcare

	Sydney	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	$409.30 CLF10.2300	-81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	$6,139.49 CLF153.4600	-78.4%
Average			-79.9%

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pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$11.02	$3.53 CLF0.0900	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.72	$3.78 CLF0.0900	-4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$5.22 CLF0.1300	-88.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$108.30	$46.05 CLF1.1500	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$25.04	$6.40 CLF0.1600	-63.3%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Sydney	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$113.19	$58.84 CLF1.4700	-25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$100.16	$40.93 CLF1.0200	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$160.26	$97.21 CLF2.4300	-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$191.68	$127.91 CLF3.2000	-4.0%
Average			-22.1%

Sydney vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of clothing

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