Chile vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$1542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$3823
🏠 One person rent
$427
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1519
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$529
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$2565
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$40886
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
71
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
86
😀 Quality of life
65
85
🏙️ Population
19.5M
67.7M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 39% less expensive than in France ($1542). Chile ranked 89th vs 29th for France 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 1.7 months in France. Ranked 51st and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs France

We calculate prices for Chile and France as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$6.52
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$614
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$6369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$7.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$10708

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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 France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2231
2.15M
Marseille
$1602
870K
Lyon
$1523
522K
Toulouse
$1448
498K
Nice
$1616
343K
Montpellier
$1458
299K
Bordeaux
$1504
260K
Nantes
$1490
321K
Strasbourg
$1186
291K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
121K
Lille
$1510
236K
Rennes
$1284
222K
Villeurbanne
$1540
155K
Toulon
$1314
180K
Grenoble
$1398
158K
Angers
$1323
156K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
147K
Nanterre
$1647
95.8K
Reims
$1393
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1575
147K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
78.3K
Argenteuil
$1743
109K
Le Havre
$1125
166K
Le Mans
$1212
145K
Tours
$1198
138K
Brest
$1124
139K
Saint-Etienne
$1097
174K
Dijon
$1321
159K
Annecy
$1544
132K
Saint-Denis
$1714
113K