Chile vs Ecuador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Ecuador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1028
$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2508
$2044
🏠 One person rent
$471
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$564
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$80.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$837
$550
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$6875
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
33
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
1.6%
🎓 Higher education
85
53
😀 Quality of life
70
41
🏙️ Population
19.8M
18.1M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1028) is 26% more expensive than in Ecuador ($817). Chile ranked 94th vs 128th 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 0.7 months in Ecuador. Ranked 53rd and 128th 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
$10
$4.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$7.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$42.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$65.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.36%
9.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2298
$1625
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.25
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$7.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$6.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.6
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$10.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9851
$6387

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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
$1186
6.26M
Puente Alto
$926
568K
San Bernardo
$807
301K
Vina del Mar
$957
333K
Antofagasta
$1043
349K
Valparaiso
$937
297K
Calama
$690
158K
Iquique
$958
188K
Talcahuano
$702
270K
Temuco
$941
282K
Talca
$876
232K
La Serena
$882
195K
Quilpue
$904
148K
Villa Alemana
$891
140K
Coquimbo
$883
204K
Rancagua
$831
231K
Concepcion
$923
218K
Punta Arenas
$1234
123K
Chillan
$718
164K
Copiapo
$816
151K
Arica
$686
202K
Puerto Montt
$800
170K
Valdivia
$867
150K
Los Angeles
$890
143K
Osorno
$839
147K
Ovalle
$757
124K
San Antonio
$1114
86.2K
Coronel
$848
116K
Quillota
$896
73.3K
Curico
$828
137K

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$953
2.65M
Quito
$864
1.76M
Cuenca
$829
362K
Duran
$842
295K
Santo Domingo
$592
335K
Machala
$584
288K
Manta
$762
259K
Ambato
$516
177K
Loja
$559
203K
Ibarra
$557
158K
Quevedo
$653
178K
Milagro
$731
160K
Portoviejo
$780
244K
Esmeraldas
$613
155K
Riobamba
$514
177K
La Libertad
$707
112K
Babahoyo
$827
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$658
25K
Montanita
$704
1K