Cost of living comparison
Chile is 34.4% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Chile instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 52.5% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.53
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.05
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.94
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.70
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.62
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.65
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.83
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.25
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
$16,204.48
CLF575.7100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 54.3% more for housing
Brazil
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
$453.06
CLF16.1000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
$359.28
CLF12.7600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
$78.13
CLF2.7800
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
$313.82
CLF11.1500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
$4,486.89
CLF159.4100
|
|
pay 79.4% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.67
|
$40.53
CLF1.4400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.84
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
$43.89
CLF1.5600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
$61.62
CLF2.1900
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.09
|
$78.35
CLF2.7800
|
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