Chile vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$1826
🏠 One person rent
$427
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$377
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$6624
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
72.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
40
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
85
77
😀 Quality of life
65
37
🏙️ Population
19.5M
49.1M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 27% more expensive than in Colombia ($735). Chile ranked 89th vs 127th for Colombia 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 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 51st and 132nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Chile and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 50 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 Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
13.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$1313
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$6.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$5704

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Colombia

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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 Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K