Cost of living comparison
Chile is 72.5% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Chile instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
|
pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
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