Cost of living comparison
Chile is 56.0% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.3% less in Chile
- Groceries
-
pay 27.5% less in Chile
- Transportation
-
pay 58.9% less in Chile
- Housing
-
pay 71.3% less in Chile
- Childcare
-
pay 85.2% less in Chile
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.4% less in Chile
- Clothing
-
pay 46.6% less in Chile
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Chile.
If you lived in Chile instead of London, you would:
pay 45.3% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.42
|
$8.12
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.77
|
$7.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.85
|
$1.33
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.39
|
$1.18
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
London
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.56
|
$1.54
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.24
|
$5.09
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.74
|
$4.33
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.34
|
$3.35
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.20
|
$2.77
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.17
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$0.78
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.08
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.35
|
$0.73
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$0.56
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.53
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 58.9% less for transportation
|
London
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.56
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£194.16
|
$33.34
CLF0.8100
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,458.78
|
$16,204.48
CLF394.2900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.50
|
$13.18
CLF0.3200
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
|
London
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£31.29
|
$21.54
CLF0.5200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,130.54
|
$453.06
CLF11.0200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,551.21
|
$359.28
CLF8.7400
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£198.36
|
$78.13
CLF1.9000
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
|
London
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,754.06
|
$313.82
CLF7.6400
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,965.36
|
$4,486.89
CLF109.1700
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.21
|
$2.73
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.61
|
$2.69
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.85
|
$5.08
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£49.36
|
$40.53
CLF0.9900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.13
|
$5.89
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
|
London
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£72.87
|
$43.89
CLF1.0700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.99
|
$28.66
CLF0.7000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£86.34
|
$61.62
CLF1.5000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£101.75
|
$78.35
CLF1.9100
|
|
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