Cost of living comparison
Chile is 9.5% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.9% more in Chile
- Groceries
-
pay 14.2% more in Chile
- Transportation
-
pay 34.2% more in Chile
- Housing
-
pay 29.2% more in Chile
- Childcare
-
pay 14.5% less in Chile
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.7% less in Chile
- Clothing
-
pay 26.0% less in Chile
The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Chile are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chile.
If you lived in Chile instead of Quito, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$8.12
CLF0.2000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.33
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.18
CLF0.0300
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.54
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$5.09
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.33
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.35
CLF0.0800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$2.77
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.83
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.78
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.80
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.73
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.56
CLF0.0100
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$5.14
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$33.34
CLF0.8100
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$16,204.48
CLF394.2900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$13.18
CLF0.3200
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$21.54
CLF0.5200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$453.06
CLF11.0200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$359.28
CLF8.7400
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$78.13
CLF1.9000
|
|
pay 14.5% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$313.82
CLF7.6400
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$4,486.89
CLF109.1700
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.73
CLF0.0700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.69
CLF0.0700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.08
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$40.53
CLF0.9900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$5.89
CLF0.1400
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$43.89
CLF1.0700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$28.66
CLF0.7000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$61.62
CLF1.5000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$78.35
CLF1.9100
|
|
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