Cost of living comparison
Chile is 29.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Chile instead of Finland, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.59
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.54
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.09
|
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.16
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 38.7% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.33
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.02
|
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.60
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€704.20
|
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€579.82
|
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
|
pay 20.3% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.40
|
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.99
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.01
|
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.95
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.09
|
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
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