CLP monthly:
200.000 rent 1-bedroom furnished apartment
20.000 electricity
20.000 gas
10.000 water
35.000 phone/internet
30.000 mobile phone
35.000 minimum health insurance/pension fund


local public transport - 400 each trip
bus trip to Santiago (1 1/2 hours) - 3.000 each way
cigarettes (pack 20) - 1.200
bread rolls per kilo - 900
milk, UHT extra calcium, 0% fat - 700
movies - 3.500
botanic gardens entrance fee - 1.200
meal (eat out) - 5.000 to 10.000 per person

Currently I pay 600 US dollars monthly for an appartment with 2 baths, 3 beds, parking and common ares to spend a free time like tennis field, swimming pool and gym. The condominium is placed to 10 minutes from the downtown of VIña del Mar, about the basic service I pay neear to 260 US dollars for all services includ electricity, water, tv and gas. So, if you want to live with your family here you ought to consider the semipublic school since the 150 to 280 US dollars monthly or the private schools from 300 to 1500 US dollars monthly.

By the way, about the foods is possible to get all kind of vegetables from the FARMER MARKETS with a conventional prices and talking about red meat, chicken or fish, is possible get good prices, nowadays considering the food to our baby, we are spending between 500 - 550 US dollars monthly...In summary we are 2 adults and we have a daugther in a semipublic school ( 150 US dollars monthly) and a son (with babysitter 500 US dollars monthly)...between my wife and me, we get 4000 to US dollars per month, and I can say that we're living comfortables, without big luxuries, but with a car and goin' out to dinner twice a month.