Belgium vs Chile - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Chile
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1739
$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$2408
🏠 One person rent
$914
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1473
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2946
$798
💸 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
66
🏙️ Population
11.6M
19.5M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1739) is 75% more expensive than in Chile ($993). Belgium ranked 27th vs 94th 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 1.7 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
$20.6
$9.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.8
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$4
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$853
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4361
$2285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3482
$2596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$11.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$44
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$50.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$686
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15750
$7011

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In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1828
529K
Ghent
$1790
265K
Brussels
$2042
196K
Liege
$1592
195K
Charleroi
$1543
204K
Schaerbeek
$1868
133K
Anderlecht
$1896
121K
Leuven
$1905
101K
Mouscron
$1544
58.2K
Bruges
$1751
119K
Mons
$1558
95.3K
Namur
$1608
114K
Ostend
$1588
71.6K
Aalst
$1873
88.9K
La Louviere
$1699
81K
Tournai
$1641
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Mechelen
$1755
86.9K
Hasselt
$1616
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1827
39.8K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1569
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1695
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1777
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1744
44K
Dendermonde
$1612
45.7K
Verviers
$1331
55.2K
Genk
$1731
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1878
49.7K

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1144
6.26M
Puente Alto
$934
574K
San Bernardo
$872
301K
Vina del Mar
$882
333K
Valparaiso
$913
297K
Antofagasta
$1020
349K
Iquique
$934
188K
Calama
$676
158K
Temuco
$911
282K
La Serena
$821
195K
Talca
$842
206K
Coquimbo
$819
204K
Rancagua
$799
231K
Concepcion
$892
218K
Chillan
$678
164K
Puerto Montt
$767
170K
Arica
$673
202K
Copiapo
$777
151K
Punta Arenas
$1044
123K
Valdivia
$839
150K
Talcahuano
$676
148K
Los Angeles
$765
143K
Osorno
$814
147K
Quilpue
$858
148K
Ovalle
$747
124K
Curico
$768
177K
Coronel
$817
116K
San Antonio
$1097
86.2K
Linares
$865
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$858
140K