Chile vs Ecuador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Ecuador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2344
$2101
🏠 One person rent
$438
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$502
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$6875
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
6.99
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
32
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
1.2%
🎓 Higher education
85
53
😀 Quality of life
68
37
🏙️ Population
19.8M
18.1M

The average cost of living in Chile ($966) is 14% more expensive than in Ecuador ($844). Chile ranked 100th vs 122nd for Ecuador 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 0.6 months in Ecuador. Ranked 52nd and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Ecuador

We calculate prices for Chile and Ecuador as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 19 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 Ecuador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.46
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$2.41
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
10.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1814
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.6
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$6.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$7.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$9.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7507
$6933

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Ecuador

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1108
6.26M
Puente Alto
$874
574K
San Bernardo
$768
301K
Vina del Mar
$885
333K
Antofagasta
$990
349K
Valparaiso
$908
297K
Calama
$659
158K
Iquique
$908
188K
Temuco
$888
282K
La Serena
$833
195K
Talca
$821
206K
Curico
$752
177K
Coquimbo
$829
204K
Rancagua
$780
231K
Concepcion
$874
218K
Chillan
$666
164K
Villa Alemana
$839
140K
Arica
$654
202K
Copiapo
$784
151K
Punta Arenas
$1021
123K
Puerto Montt
$748
170K
Valdivia
$817
150K
Los Angeles
$840
143K
Talcahuano
$657
148K
Osorno
$794
147K
Quilpue
$845
148K
Ovalle
$724
124K
Coronel
$801
116K
San Antonio
$1065
86.2K
Linares
$848
73.6K

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$1006
2.65M
Quito
$882
1.76M
Cuenca
$780
362K
Duran
$869
295K
Santo Domingo
$598
335K
Machala
$587
288K
Manta
$859
259K
Ibarra
$585
158K
Loja
$601
203K
Milagro
$745
160K
Portoviejo
$776
244K
Quevedo
$649
178K
Ambato
$542
177K
Esmeraldas
$606
155K
Riobamba
$509
177K
La Libertad
$712
112K
Babahoyo
$841
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$677
25K
Montanita
$728
1K