Cost of living comparison

 Christmas Island
compared to
 Chile
Chile vs. Christmas Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chile instead of Christmas Island, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Christmas Island
Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $8.12
CLF0.2100
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.20
CLF0.1800
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.33
CLF0.0300

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Christmas Island
Chile
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.54
CLF0.0400
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.09
CLF0.1300
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.33
CLF0.1100

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Christmas Island
Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.14
CLF0.1300
Monthly public transit pass ?? $33.34
CLF0.8500
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $16,204.48
CLF413.3900

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Christmas Island
Chile
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $21.54
CLF0.5500
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $453.06
CLF11.5600
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $359.28
CLF9.1700

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Christmas Island
Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $313.82
CLF8.0100
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $4,486.89
CLF114.4600

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Christmas Island
Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.73
CLF0.0700
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.69
CLF0.0700
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $5.08
CLF0.1300

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Christmas Island
Chile
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $43.89
CLF1.1200
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $28.66
CLF0.7300
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $61.62
CLF1.5700

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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