Cost of living comparison
Chile is 23.3% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.1% more in Chile
- Groceries
-
pay 25.0% more in Chile
- Transportation
-
pay 30.2% more in Chile
- Housing
-
pay 35.2% more in Chile
- Childcare
-
pay 15.7% more in Chile
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.2% more in Chile
- Clothing
-
pay 22.4% less in Chile
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Chile are more expensive than in Ecuador.
If you lived in Chile instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$8.12
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$7.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.33
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.18
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.54
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$5.09
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$4.33
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$3.35
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$2.77
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.78
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.73
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.56
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$5.14
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$33.34
CLF0.8100
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$16,204.48
CLF392.5400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$13.18
CLF0.3200
|
|
pay 35.2% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$21.54
CLF0.5200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$453.06
CLF10.9700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$359.28
CLF8.7000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$78.13
CLF1.8900
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$313.82
CLF7.6000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$4,486.89
CLF108.6900
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.73
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.69
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$5.08
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$40.53
CLF0.9800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$5.89
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$43.89
CLF1.0600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$28.66
CLF0.6900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$61.62
CLF1.4900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$78.35
CLF1.9000
|
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