Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 70.7% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Chile, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
Chile
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$13.17
NZ$21.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
$8.60
NZ$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$1.99
NZ$3.23
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
Chile
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$1.87
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
$4.07
NZ$6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$6.91
NZ$11.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$6.29
NZ$10.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$4.25
NZ$6.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$1.17
NZ$1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$1.06
NZ$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.37
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$2.55
NZ$4.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Chile
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$6.39
NZ$10.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2500
|
$64.20
NZ$104.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF560.6700
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,847.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
$18.67
NZ$30.37
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
Chile
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
$51.53
NZ$83.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.2100
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,640.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.4100
|
$831.90
NZ$1,353.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.1000
|
$87.73
NZ$142.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Chile
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.2000
|
$644.78
NZ$1,048.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF171.4400
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,719.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$5.79
NZ$9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$3.36
NZ$5.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$22.83
NZ$37.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3700
|
$38.17
NZ$62.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$10.57
NZ$17.19
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Chile
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5400
|
$65.21
NZ$106.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9800
|
$40.47
NZ$65.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1800
|
$98.20
NZ$159.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.6000
|
$107.95
NZ$175.59
|
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