Chile vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$427
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$826
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$12720
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
42
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
85
91
😀 Quality of life
65
50
🏙️ Population
19.5M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 38% more expensive than in China ($679). Chile ranked 89th vs 138th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chile compared to 1.2 months in China. Ranked 51st and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs China

We calculate prices for Chile and China as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 544 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.

Chile China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$5178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$16225

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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

In China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1065
21.9M
Shanghai
$1190
24.9M
Hong Kong
$2614
7.41M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Chongqing
$712
32.1M
Guangzhou
$742
18.7M
Chengdu
$643
20.9M
Tianjin
$688
13.9M
Xi'an
$632
13M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Hangzhou
$831
11.9M
Baoding
$466
11.5M
Wuhan
$646
12.3M
Wuxi
$687
7.46M
Foshan
$575
9.5M
Nanjing
$740
9.31M
Bijie
$606
6.9M
Dongguan
$589
10.5M
Hefei
$707
9.37M
Ganzhou
$812
8.97M
Changchun
$612
9.07M
Nantong
$651
7.73M
Qingdao
$653
10.1M
Jieyang
$716
6.09M
Changsha
$533
10M
Yantai
$749
7.1M
Zhengzhou
$506
12.6M
Guiyang
$564
5.99M
Ningbo
$677
9.4M
Kunming
$609
8.46M