Chile vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$470
$317
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$537
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$97.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$369
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$6980
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
40
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
85
77
😀 Quality of life
64
36
🏙️ Population
19.5M
49.1M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 41% more expensive than in Colombia ($735). Chile ranked 80th vs 130th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 52nd and 131st 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
$10.4
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$78.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
13.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$3.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$6.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$5687

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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 Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K