Chile vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$1939
🏠 One person rent
$470
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$561
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$864
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$12614
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
78.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
42
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
85
91
😀 Quality of life
64
48
🏙️ Population
19.5M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 51% more expensive than in China ($686). Chile ranked 80th vs 144th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 1.3 months in China. Ranked 52nd and 84th 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
$10.4
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$2808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$461
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$17526

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1200
6.26M
Puente Alto
$957
574K
San Bernardo
$854
301K
Vina del Mar
$932
333K
Antofagasta
$1054
349K
Valparaiso
$959
297K
Calama
$699
158K
Iquique
$966
188K
La Serena
$853
195K
Temuco
$876
282K
Talca
$849
206K
Coquimbo
$852
204K
Rancagua
$844
231K
Concepcion
$922
218K
Chillan
$649
164K
Arica
$781
202K
Puerto Montt
$762
170K
Copiapo
$802
151K
Osorno
$847
147K
Valdivia
$884
150K
Talcahuano
$734
148K
Los Angeles
$743
143K
Punta Arenas
$1091
123K
Quilpue
$908
148K
Ovalle
$819
124K
Curico
$788
177K
Coronel
$852
116K
San Antonio
$1135
86.2K
Linares
$894
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$922
127K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1136
24.9M
Beijing
$1067
21.9M
Hong Kong
$2753
7.41M
Shenzhen
$958
17.7M
Chongqing
$662
32.1M
Guangzhou
$763
18.7M
Chengdu
$660
20.9M
Tianjin
$710
13.9M
Hangzhou
$843
11.9M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Wuhan
$692
12.3M
Baoding
$482
11.5M
Nantong
$620
7.73M
Wuxi
$686
7.46M
Pudong
$1028
5.68M
Bijie
$612
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$522
12.6M
Nanjing
$774
9.31M
Hefei
$727
9.37M
Qingdao
$681
10.1M
Changchun
$601
9.07M
Ganzhou
$813
8.97M
Guiyang
$576
5.99M
Foshan
$602
9.5M
Yantai
$740
7.1M
Jieyang
$691
5.58M
Changsha
$582
10M
Wenzhou
$776
9.57M
Xuzhou
$528
9.08M