Cost of living comparison
Chile is 34.5% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 83.9% more in Chile
- Groceries
-
pay 38.2% more in Chile
- Transportation
-
pay 12.4% more in Chile
- Housing
-
pay 43.9% more in Chile
- Childcare
-
pay 47.0% more in Chile
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.4% more in Chile
- Clothing
-
pay 7.5% more in Chile
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Chile are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Chile.
If you lived in Chile instead of Peru, you would:
pay 83.9% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.76
|
$8.12
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.20
|
$7.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.43
|
$1.33
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.73
|
$1.18
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.80
|
$1.54
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.84
|
$5.09
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.03
|
$4.33
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.83
|
$3.35
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.84
|
$2.77
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.61
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.78
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.61
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.73
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.60
|
$0.56
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.08
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN64.75
|
$33.34
CLF0.8200
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN75,474.26
|
$16,204.48
CLF399.5400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN58.99
|
$13.18
CLF0.3300
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN104.96
|
$21.54
CLF0.5300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,194.66
|
$453.06
CLF11.1700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN879.93
|
$359.28
CLF8.8600
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN136.70
|
$78.13
CLF1.9300
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN627.16
|
$313.82
CLF7.7400
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN14,982.22
|
$4,486.89
CLF110.6300
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.08
|
$2.73
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.46
|
$2.69
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN19.86
|
$5.08
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN118.20
|
$40.53
CLF1.0000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.52
|
$5.89
CLF0.1500
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN156.91
|
$43.89
CLF1.0800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN95.72
|
$28.66
CLF0.7100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN245.05
|
$61.62
CLF1.5200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN231.20
|
$78.35
CLF1.9300
|
|
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