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LEE JOHANSEN

I am living temporarily in a suburb of Santiago. I have asked a local woman to do my laundry. How much should I pay her for doing the equivilant ot 2 loads each week?

planner

Welcome to the forums.  I am sorry I cannot help you. I refuse to let anyone do my laundry so no experience with payment.

By the way - hide the bleach!

Bob K

Love the comment "hide the bleach"  I swear sometimes they cook with it.  Back in the states we would go through a gallon of bleach every 4 months or so.  Here our housekeeper goes through a gallon (at least) a week.

As to costs If she is coming to your house once a week and is drying and ironing what needs it probably about $500-700 per day.

Bob K

Adminww08

I'm with Bob!

Jjp6632

I pay 2.500 for a woman who comes to the house, cleans and does laundry once a week every friday.  She asked for 1.500

the tinker40

Is that per week or month?

Bob K

You are kidding 2500 pesos for one day of work and you probably provide lunch as well.  If not providing lunch don't worry as she is eating your lunch.  :D
If your pay schedule gets out you will  have women  lined up  around the block looking to work for you.

Jjp6632

Thats per month! not per week! In all fairness I don't have a washing machine so she takes my clothes to her house and washes/ drys/folds them.

Bob K

If that is per month then that is reasonable.

Bob K

the tinker40

Yup, it is.

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