Cost of living comparison
Chile is 9.8% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Chile instead of Albania, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$16,204.48
CLF575.7100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 20.5% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$453.06
CLF16.1000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$359.28
CLF12.7600
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$78.13
CLF2.7800
|
|
pay 57.0% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$313.82
CLF11.1500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$4,486.89
CLF159.4100
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$40.53
CLF1.4400
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$43.89
CLF1.5600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$61.62
CLF2.1900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$78.35
CLF2.7800
|
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