Cost of living comparison
Chile is 14.8% cheaper than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.1% less in Chile
- Groceries
-
pay 53.3% less in Chile
- Transportation
-
pay 15.6% less in Chile
- Housing
-
pay 60.6% less in Chile
- Childcare
-
pay 95.3% more in Chile
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 8.3% less in Chile
- Clothing
-
pay 48.3% less in Chile
Expenses including housing, groceries, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chile. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Chile.
If you lived in Chile instead of Palau, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$8.12
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$7.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.33
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.18
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.54
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$5.09
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$4.33
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.35
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.77
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.78
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.73
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.56
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
|
Palau
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$5.14
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.34
CLF0.8100
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$16,204.48
CLF392.7200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.18
CLF0.3200
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$21.54
CLF0.5200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$453.06
CLF10.9800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$359.28
CLF8.7100
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.13
CLF1.8900
|
|
pay 95.3% more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$313.82
CLF7.6100
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$4,486.89
CLF108.7400
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$2.73
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$2.69
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$5.08
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$40.53
CLF0.9800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.89
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$43.89
CLF1.0600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$28.66
CLF0.6900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$61.62
CLF1.4900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$78.35
CLF1.9000
|
|
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