Belgium vs Chile - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Chile
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$2559
🏠 One person rent
$946
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$854
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$16710
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
8.47
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
63
🌐 English speaking %
59%
9.5%
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
11.9M
19.8M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 70% more expensive than in Chile ($1051). Belgium ranked 25th vs 90th 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 17th 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
$21.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$3.83
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$2406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$14
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$8600

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Chile

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1191
6.26M
Puente Alto
$966
574K
San Bernardo
$848
301K
Vina del Mar
$974
333K
Antofagasta
$1103
349K
Valparaiso
$987
297K
Calama
$738
158K
Iquique
$1010
188K
Talcahuano
$747
270K
Temuco
$993
282K
Talca
$921
232K
La Serena
$929
195K
Coquimbo
$915
204K
Rancagua
$879
231K
Concepcion
$973
218K
Chillan
$740
164K
Arica
$727
202K
Copiapo
$868
151K
Punta Arenas
$1132
123K
Puerto Montt
$834
170K
Valdivia
$919
150K
Los Angeles
$938
143K
Osorno
$886
147K
Quilpue
$943
148K
Ovalle
$804
124K
Villa Alemana
$930
140K
Curico
$826
137K
Coronel
$897
116K
San Antonio
$1180
86.2K
Linares
$935
73.6K