Chile is 2.4 times more expensive than Somalia.

If you lived in Chile instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Somalia
Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.65
SOS1,514
$8.12
CLF0.2900
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.67
SOS2,667
$7.20
CLF0.2600
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.81
SOS462
$1.33
CLF0.0500

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

 
Somalia
Chile
Bread
1 loaf
$0.97
SOS556
$1.54
CLF0.0500
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.96
SOS1,119
$5.09
CLF0.1800
Milk (1 gallon) $5.93
SOS3,389
$4.33
CLF0.1500

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pay 79.3% more for transportation

 
Somalia
Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.12
SOS2,356
$5.14
CLF0.1800
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
SOS14,288
$33.34
CLF1.1900
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,750.00
SOS3,286,125
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Somalia
Chile
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.62
SOS17,502
$21.54
CLF0.7700
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $160.00
SOS91,440
$453.06
CLF16.2000
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $93.33
SOS53,340
$359.28
CLF12.8500

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

 
Somalia
Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.21
SOS31,552
$313.82
CLF11.2200
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $742.50
SOS424,339
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400

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pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Somalia
Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
SOS4,000
$2.73
CLF0.1000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.24
SOS706
$2.69
CLF0.1000
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.34
SOS769
$5.08
CLF0.1800

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pay 92.2% more for clothing

 
Somalia
Chile
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.61
SOS10,636
$43.89
CLF1.5700
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.11
SOS13,208
$28.66
CLF1.0200
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$25.89
SOS14,796
$61.62
CLF2.2000

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