Cost of living comparison
Chile is 48.4% more expensive than Malaysia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Chile
- Groceries
-
pay 15.2% more in Chile
- Transportation
-
pay 85.1% more in Chile
- Housing
-
pay 57.0% more in Chile
- Childcare
-
pay 29.7% more in Chile
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.8% more in Chile
- Clothing
-
pay 1.9% more in Chile
The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Chile are more expensive than in Malaysia. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Chile.
If you lived in Chile instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.20
|
$8.12
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.75
|
$7.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.01
|
$1.33
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.69
|
$1.18
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.05
|
$1.54
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR33.92
|
$5.09
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.32
|
$4.33
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.74
|
$3.35
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.12
|
$2.77
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.20
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.53
|
$0.78
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.38
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.73
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.91
|
$0.56
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.26
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 85.1% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.85
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR69.55
|
$33.34
CLF0.8200
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR152,204.60
|
$16,204.48
CLF397.5100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.76
|
$13.18
CLF0.3200
|
|
pay 57.0% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR116.67
|
$21.54
CLF0.5300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,431.14
|
$453.06
CLF11.1100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR941.45
|
$359.28
CLF8.8100
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR146.30
|
$78.13
CLF1.9200
|
|
pay 29.7% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR725.67
|
$313.82
CLF7.7000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,379.21
|
$4,486.89
CLF110.0700
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.22
|
$2.73
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.26
|
$2.69
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.03
|
$5.08
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR161.03
|
$40.53
CLF0.9900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.72
|
$5.89
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR235.64
|
$43.89
CLF1.0800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR133.57
|
$28.66
CLF0.7000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR288.96
|
$61.62
CLF1.5100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR256.85
|
$78.35
CLF1.9200
|
|
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