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Mississippi vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Mississippi is 97.4% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% more in Mississippi
Groceries: pay 61.9% more in Mississippi
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Mississippi
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Mississippi
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Mississippi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% more in Mississippi
Clothing: pay 21.3% more in Mississippi

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Mississippi are more expensive than in Chile. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mississippi.

Mississippi vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mississippi instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 57.5% more for restaurants

	Chile	Mississippi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 CLF0.3000	$16.21	+99.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.2600	$9.46	+31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CLF0.0500	$2.06	+55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 CLF0.0400	$1.70	+43.4%
Average			+57.5%

Chile vs. Mississippi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.9% more for groceries

	Chile	Mississippi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 CLF0.0600	$2.75	+78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 CLF0.1900	$5.60	+10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 CLF0.1600	$3.80	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 CLF0.1200	$3.19	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.1000	$4.23	+52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0300	$2.00	+142.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0300	$0.73	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0300	$1.44	+78.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 CLF0.0300	$1.70	+131.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CLF0.0200	$1.38	+147.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CLF0.0200	$1.03	+62.2%
Average			+61.9%

Chile vs. Mississippi - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Chile	Mississippi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1900	$2.81	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.34 CLF1.2200	$40.67	+22.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,204.48 CLF592.8100	$37,721.76	+132.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 CLF0.4800	$13.83	+4.9%
Average			+28.6%

Chile vs. Mississippi - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Chile	Mississippi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 CLF0.7900	$68.08	+216.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.06 CLF16.5700	$1,083.04	+139.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.28 CLF13.1400	$969.79	+169.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.13 CLF2.8600	$119.32	+52.7%
Average			+144.4%

Chile vs. Mississippi - Cost of housing

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Chile	Mississippi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$313.82 CLF11.4800	$1,753.67	+458.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,486.89 CLF164.1400	$11,930.57	+165.9%
Average			+312.4%

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pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Mississippi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CLF0.1000	$4.43	+62.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 CLF0.1000	$4.93	+83.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.08 CLF0.1900	$8.53	+67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.53 CLF1.4800	$32.00	-21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.89 CLF0.2200	$10.91	+85.3%
Average			+55.5%

Chile vs. Mississippi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.3% more for clothing

	Chile	Mississippi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 CLF1.6100	$37.46	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.66 CLF1.0500	$42.86	+49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.62 CLF2.2500	$80.22	+30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.35 CLF2.8700	$94.17	+20.2%
Average			+21.3%

Chile vs. Mississippi - Cost of clothing

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