Cost of living comparison
Chile is 41.4% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Chile instead of Texas, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$7.20
CLF0.2500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
Texas
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Texas
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$16,204.48
CLF571.9000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
|
Texas
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$21.54
CLF0.7600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$453.06
CLF15.9900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$359.28
CLF12.6800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$78.13
CLF2.7600
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
|
Texas
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$313.82
CLF11.0800
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$4,486.89
CLF158.3600
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.69
CLF0.0900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$40.53
CLF1.4300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Texas
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$43.89
CLF1.5500
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$28.66
CLF1.0100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$61.62
CLF2.1700
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$78.35
CLF2.7700
|
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