Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 94.9% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Chile, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$17.71
€16.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$9.75
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$2.15
€2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$1.66
€1.59
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$4.48
€4.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.24
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$7.11
€6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
$119.47
€114.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
$37,943.34
€36,379.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$20.48
€19.63
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$46.92
€44.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
$1,406.76
€1,348.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
$1,187.82
€1,138.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
$159.87
€153.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
$996.31
€955.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
$6,771.62
€6,492.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$5.94
€5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$3.80
€3.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$16.44
€15.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$55.70
€53.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$12.29
€11.78
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Chile
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$77.94
€74.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
$85.63
€82.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
$89.10
€85.43
|
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