Cost of living comparison
Chile is 41.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Chile instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB76.76
|
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB188.02
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.43
|
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.88
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.79
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB270.97
|
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB203.91
|
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB65.30
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.50
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.48
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.43
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.86
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.52
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.78
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.47
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB144.34
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB751.70
|
$36.91
CLF1.2200
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB836,020.32
|
$16,597.16
CLF549.7100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB314.01
|
$14.85
CLF0.4900
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB537.91
|
$24.66
CLF0.8200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,364.49
|
$479.74
CLF15.8900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,114.39
|
$367.24
CLF12.1600
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,642.88
|
$91.70
CLF3.0400
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,191.43
|
$331.55
CLF10.9800
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB351,813.87
|
$5,075.15
CLF168.0900
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.69
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB61.57
|
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB119.58
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,586.94
|
$40.42
CLF1.3400
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB185.38
|
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,161.62
|
$45.70
CLF1.5100
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB907.90
|
$28.96
CLF0.9600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,583.50
|
$64.62
CLF2.1400
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,107.77
|
$77.03
CLF2.5500
|
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