Cost of living comparison
Chile is 48.0% more expensive than Burma overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 99.4% more in Chile
- Groceries
-
pay 10.1% more in Chile
- Transportation
-
pay 43.7% more in Chile
- Housing
-
pay 58.5% more in Chile
- Childcare
-
pay 11.5% more in Chile
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Chile
- Clothing
-
pay 33.9% less in Chile
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Chile are more expensive than in Burma. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Chile.
If you lived in Chile instead of Burma, you would:
pay 99.4% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$8.12
CLF0.2100
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$7.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$1.33
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$1.18
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$1.54
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$5.09
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$4.33
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$3.35
CLF0.0900
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$2.77
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.78
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.73
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.56
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 43.7% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$33.34
CLF0.8500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$16,204.48
CLF413.3900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$13.18
CLF0.3400
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$21.54
CLF0.5500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$453.06
CLF11.5600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$359.28
CLF9.1700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$78.13
CLF1.9900
|
|
pay 11.5% more for childcare
|
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$313.82
CLF8.0100
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$4,486.89
CLF114.4600
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$2.73
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$2.69
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$5.08
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$40.53
CLF1.0300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$5.89
CLF0.1500
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$43.89
CLF1.1200
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$28.66
CLF0.7300
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$61.62
CLF1.5700
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$78.35
CLF2.0000
|
|
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