Cost of living comparison

compared to

Chile is 47.6% cheaper than New York.

If you lived in Chile instead of New York, you would:

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pay 42.1% less for restaurants

 
New York
Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.04
 
$8.12
CLF0.2900
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
 
$7.20
CLF0.2500
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.37
 
$1.33
CLF0.0500

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

 
New York
Chile
Bread
1 loaf
$3.74
 
$1.54
CLF0.0500
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.35
 
$5.09
CLF0.1800
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
 
$4.33
CLF0.1500

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

 
New York
Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.60
 
$5.14
CLF0.1800
Monthly public transit pass $97.65
 
$33.34
CLF1.1800
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,535.81
 
$16,204.48
CLF571.9000

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pay 66.1% less for housing

 
New York
Chile
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$63.86
 
$21.54
CLF0.7600
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,925.71
 
$453.06
CLF15.9900
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,646.33
 
$359.28
CLF12.6800

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pay 80.5% less for childcare

 
New York
Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,553.18
 
$313.82
CLF11.0800
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,861.84
 
$4,486.89
CLF158.3600

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pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
New York
Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.09
 
$2.73
CLF0.1000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.84
 
$2.69
CLF0.0900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.68
 
$5.08
CLF0.1800

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

 
New York
Chile
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.08
 
$43.89
CLF1.5500
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.74
 
$28.66
CLF1.0100
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.58
 
$61.62
CLF2.1700

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