Chile vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2559
$3987
🏠 One person rent
$477
$796
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1349
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$600
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$854
$3033
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$53150
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.83
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
88
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
19.8M
5.62M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1051) is 37% less expensive than in Finland ($1677). Chile ranked 90th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 52nd 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
$10.5
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$817
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2520
$5303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$3084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$11318

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1191
6.26M
Puente Alto
$966
574K
San Bernardo
$848
301K
Vina del Mar
$974
333K
Antofagasta
$1103
349K
Valparaiso
$987
297K
Calama
$738
158K
Iquique
$1010
188K
Talcahuano
$747
270K
Temuco
$993
282K
Talca
$921
232K
La Serena
$929
195K
Coquimbo
$915
204K
Rancagua
$879
231K
Concepcion
$973
218K
Chillan
$740
164K
Arica
$727
202K
Copiapo
$868
151K
Punta Arenas
$1132
123K
Puerto Montt
$834
170K
Valdivia
$919
150K
Los Angeles
$938
143K
Osorno
$886
147K
Quilpue
$943
148K
Ovalle
$804
124K
Villa Alemana
$930
140K
Curico
$826
137K
Coronel
$897
116K
San Antonio
$1180
86.2K
Linares
$935
73.6K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1990
687K
Espoo
$2062
315K
Tampere
$1445
255K
Vantaa
$1927
248K
Turku
$1597
206K
Oulu
$1731
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1443
148K
Joensuu
$1592
78.2K
Kuopio
$1546
124K
Lahti
$1571
121K
Hameenlinna
$1451
68.3K
Pori
$1375
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1522
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1482
73K
Kouvola
$1474
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1379
66.3K
Vaasa
$1518
69K
Lohja
$1406
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1454
51.9K
Salo
$1583
51.1K
Kotka
$1514
50.5K
Hyvinkaa
$1533
46.9K
Nurmijarvi
$1673
44.8K
Jarvenpaa
$1750
46.5K
Kokkola
$1472
48.3K
Tuusula
$1693
41.5K
Nokia
$1471
35.7K
Ylojarvi
$1467
33.7K
Kaarina
$1568
36.4K
Kerava
$1659
38.2K