Cost of living comparison
Chile is 2.4 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Chile instead of Iran, you would:
pay 78.0% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$453.06
CLF16.2000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$359.28
CLF12.8500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$78.13
CLF2.7900
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$313.82
CLF11.2200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$61.62
CLF2.2000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$78.35
CLF2.8000
|
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