Cost of living comparison
Florida is 2.2 times more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Florida instead of Chile, you would:
pay 88.3% more for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$19.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2500
|
$10.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
$3.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$5.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$2.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$3.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
$61.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF571.9000
|
$31,918.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Chile
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7600
|
$64.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF15.9900
|
$1,891.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.6800
|
$1,611.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.7600
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.0800
|
$923.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF158.3600
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$5.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.0900
|
$4.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$7.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4300
|
$42.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5500
|
$49.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0100
|
$41.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.1700
|
$85.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.7700
|
$105.33
|
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