Chile vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$1537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$3664
🏠 One person rent
$427
$740
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$2787
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$50916
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
87
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
85
96
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
19.5M
5.52M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 39% less expensive than in Finland ($1537). Chile ranked 89th vs 31st for Finland 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 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 51st and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Finland

We calculate prices for Chile and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$7.56
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$22.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$4534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3055
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$22.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$7553

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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 Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1825
665K
Espoo
$1907
297K
Tampere
$1521
225K
Oulu
$1484
201K
Turku
$1532
188K
Vantaa
$1736
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1475
141K
Lahti
$1396
118K
Pori
$1262
85.4K
Kuopio
$1363
122K
Hameenlinna
$1317
68K
Joensuu
$1403
75.5K
Kouvola
$1376
85.9K
Lappeenranta
$1358
72.9K
Rovaniemi
$1423
62.4K
Vaasa
$1359
67.6K
Seinajoki
$1256
64.2K
Lohja
$1257
46.8K
Mikkeli
$1330
54.7K
Salo
$1336
53K
Porvoo
$1277
49.9K
Hyvinkaa
$1291
46.7K
Kokkola
$1315
47.6K
Nurmijarvi
$1499
42.7K
Tuusula
$1498
38.6K
Kotka
$1349
53.5K
Kajaani
$1328
37.6K
Nokia
$1462
33.3K
Kerava
$1491
35.3K
Rauma
$1265
39.8K