Belgium vs Chile - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Chile
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1746
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4101
$2344
🏠 One person rent
$922
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1491
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2862
$799
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$16710
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.24
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
63
🌐 English speaking %
59%
9.5%
🎓 Higher education
96
85
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
11.9M
19.8M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1746) is 81% more expensive than in Chile ($966). Belgium ranked 25th vs 100th 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 1.6 months in Belgium compared to 0.8 months in Chile. Ranked 19th and 52nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Chile

We calculate prices for Belgium and Chile as a population-weighted mean of 91 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.

Belgium Chile
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$9.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.3
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$717
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1213
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.3
$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$5.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18245
$7507

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1818
529K
Ghent
$1811
265K
Brussels
$2028
196K
Liege
$1599
195K
Charleroi
$1718
204K
Schaerbeek
$1854
133K
Anderlecht
$1889
121K
Leuven
$1867
101K
Bruges
$1868
119K
Mons
$1557
95.3K
Namur
$1588
114K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Aalst
$1846
88.9K
La Louviere
$1720
81K
Tournai
$1617
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1560
77.7K
Hasselt
$1600
77.7K
Mechelen
$1835
86.9K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1547
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1671
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1732
44K
Mouscron
$1514
58.2K
Dendermonde
$1571
45.7K
Verviers
$1324
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1876
49.7K
Genk
$1715
66.1K
Deinze
$1709
44.3K

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1108
6.26M
Puente Alto
$874
574K
San Bernardo
$768
301K
Vina del Mar
$885
333K
Antofagasta
$990
349K
Valparaiso
$908
297K
Calama
$659
158K
Iquique
$908
188K
Temuco
$888
282K
La Serena
$833
195K
Talca
$821
206K
Curico
$752
177K
Coquimbo
$829
204K
Rancagua
$780
231K
Concepcion
$874
218K
Chillan
$666
164K
Villa Alemana
$839
140K
Arica
$654
202K
Copiapo
$784
151K
Punta Arenas
$1021
123K
Puerto Montt
$748
170K
Valdivia
$817
150K
Los Angeles
$840
143K
Talcahuano
$657
148K
Osorno
$794
147K
Quilpue
$845
148K
Ovalle
$724
124K
Coronel
$801
116K
San Antonio
$1065
86.2K
Linares
$848
73.6K