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Punta Arenas vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 42.6% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% less in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 31.5% less in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 61.9% less in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 84.2% less in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% less in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Punta Arenas

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

Punta Arenas vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.3% less for restaurants

	Washington	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$11.02 CLF0.2600	-55.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$8.13 CLF0.1900	-32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$2.17 CLF0.0500	-32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$1.43 CLF0.0300	-48.7%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

	Washington	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$1.55 CLF0.0400	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$7.35 CLF0.1700	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.84 CLF0.1100	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$4.23 CLF0.1000	-7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$4.16 CLF0.1000	-46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-60.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$1.05 CLF0.0200	+13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$1.02 CLF0.0200	-53.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.52 CLF0.0400	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.66 CLF0.0200	-50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$1.07 CLF0.0300	-34.6%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Washington	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$5.57 CLF0.1300	+57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$20.00 CLF0.4700	-74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$17,847.58 CLF419.1900	-50.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$17.32 CLF0.4100	+3.6%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 61.9% less for housing

	Washington	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$21.34 CLF0.5000	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$587.92 CLF13.8100	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$390.46 CLF9.1700	-81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$117.30 CLF2.7600	-19.9%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

	Washington	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$419.94 CLF9.8600	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$6,299.15 CLF147.9500	-84.3%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.62 CLF0.0900	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$3.88 CLF0.0900	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$5.35 CLF0.1300	-58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$47.24 CLF1.1100	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$6.56 CLF0.1500	-60.8%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Washington	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$60.37 CLF1.4200	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$99.74 CLF2.3400	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$131.23 CLF3.0800	-1.5%
Average			-9.9%

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