Chile vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2344
$1755
🏠 One person rent
$438
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$564
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
26
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
35%
🎓 Higher education
85
54
😀 Quality of life
68
38
🏙️ Population
19.8M
46M

The average cost of living in Chile ($966) is 26% more expensive than in Iraq ($768). Chile ranked 100th vs 132nd for Iraq 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 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 52nd and 135th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Chile and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 29 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 Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.46
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
8.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.6
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$3.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7507
$2652

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1108
6.26M
Puente Alto
$874
574K
San Bernardo
$768
301K
Vina del Mar
$885
333K
Antofagasta
$990
349K
Valparaiso
$908
297K
Calama
$659
158K
Iquique
$908
188K
Temuco
$888
282K
La Serena
$833
195K
Talca
$821
206K
Curico
$752
177K
Coquimbo
$829
204K
Rancagua
$780
231K
Concepcion
$874
218K
Chillan
$666
164K
Villa Alemana
$839
140K
Arica
$654
202K
Copiapo
$784
151K
Punta Arenas
$1021
123K
Puerto Montt
$748
170K
Valdivia
$817
150K
Los Angeles
$840
143K
Talcahuano
$657
148K
Osorno
$794
147K
Quilpue
$845
148K
Ovalle
$724
124K
Coronel
$801
116K
San Antonio
$1065
86.2K
Linares
$848
73.6K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K