Chile vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2559
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$477
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$854
$383
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
39
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
85
73
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
19.8M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Chile ($1051) is 148% more expensive than in India ($425). Chile ranked 90th vs 192nd for India 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 0.9 months in India. Ranked 52nd and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs India

We calculate prices for Chile and India as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2520
$1839
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$2121

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs India

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M