Argentina vs Chile - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Chile
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$2270
🏠 One person rent
$234
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$692
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$15355
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
8.16
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
78.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
66
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
9.5%
🎓 Higher education
82
85
😀 Quality of life
53
65
🏙️ Population
47.3M
19.5M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 40% less expensive than in Chile ($936). Argentina ranked 163rd vs 89th for Chile in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 0.7 months in Chile. Ranked 78th and 51st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Chile

We calculate prices for Argentina and Chile as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 46 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Argentina Chile
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.29
$9.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$2121
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$2118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$5.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$12.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$5628

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$791
3.12M
Cordoba
$621
1.33M
Rosario
$462
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$485
606K
Santa Fe
$505
406K
Salta
$538
535K
Lanus
$657
459K
Mar del Plata
$489
593K
Quilmes
$705
262K
Merlo
$623
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$623
238K
San Juan
$680
471K
Isidro Casanova
$639
191K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
322K
Corrientes
$523
353K
Santiago del Estero
$298
430K
Rafael Castillo
$629
148K
Berazategui
$679
181K
Moreno
$604
172K
Posadas
$340
276K
Bahia Blanca
$436
299K
Jose C. Paz
$581
217K
Rio Cuarto
$440
157K
San Justo
$642
137K
Moron
$665
99.1K
Ramos Mejia
$650
120K
Virrey del Pino
$605
156K
La Plata
$465
193K
Ezeiza
$597
160K

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1075
6.26M
Puente Alto
$862
574K
San Bernardo
$763
301K
Antofagasta
$962
349K
Los Angeles
$757
143K
Vina del Mar
$854
333K
Calama
$689
158K
Iquique
$825
188K
Valparaiso
$888
297K
Coquimbo
$761
204K
Talca
$724
206K
Temuco
$820
282K
La Serena
$782
195K
Rancagua
$785
231K
Concepcion
$870
218K
Chillan
$693
164K
Copiapo
$739
151K
Arica
$702
202K
Talcahuano
$686
148K
Puerto Montt
$672
170K
Osorno
$738
147K
Punta Arenas
$980
123K
Valdivia
$719
150K
Quilpue
$825
148K
Curico
$730
162K
Coronel
$810
116K
Linares
$816
73.6K
San Antonio
$1044
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
125K
Ovalle
$747
75.9K