Chile vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2559
$4166
🏠 One person rent
$477
$915
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$854
$2972
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$46103
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.18
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
66
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
86
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
19.8M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1051) is 40% less expensive than in France ($1762). Chile ranked 90th vs 28th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 1.7 months in France. Ranked 52nd 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
$10.5
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$7.47
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2520
$6594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$4614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$9.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$826
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$13678

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs France

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2480
2.11M
Marseille
$1780
886K
Lyon
$1764
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1934
358K
Nantes
$1607
328K
Strasbourg
$1688
294K
Montpellier
$1663
310K
Bordeaux
$1747
268K
Lille
$1698
238K
Rennes
$1502
231K
Villeurbanne
$1687
164K
Angers
$1739
159K
Amiens
$1358
136K
Le Mans
$1382
146K
Grenoble
$1581
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
119K
Saint-Etienne
$1269
173K
Metz
$1569
123K
Toulon
$1545
179K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
146K
Orleans
$1370
116K
Saint-Denis
$1985
115K
Dijon
$1521
162K
Aix-en-Provence
$1788
150K
Reims
$1520
178K
Nimes
$1435
152K
Brest
$1227
142K
Le Havre
$1286
167K
Argenteuil
$1991
106K