Chile vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2559
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$477
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$854
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
28
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
35%
🎓 Higher education
85
56
😀 Quality of life
70
40
🏙️ Population
19.8M
46M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1051) is 35% more expensive than in Iraq ($777). Chile ranked 90th vs 136th 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 0.6 months in Iraq. Ranked 52nd and 133rd 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
$10.5
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
6.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2520
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$2609

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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 Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$952
8.13M
Mosul
$585
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$657
878K
Kirkuk
$502
975K
Ramadi
$771
875K
Erbil
$831
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$609
690K
Hillah
$667
541K
Nasiriyah
$664
542K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$776
500K
Baqubah
$669
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Al Diwaniyah
$475
392K
Kut
$627
378K
Duhok
$616
331K
Fallujah
$822
251K
Samawah
$581
215K
Kufa
$554
171K
Zakho
$648
219K
Abu Ghraib
$958
189K
Samarra
$681
140K
Umm Qasr
$711
108K
Al-Karmah
$836
95K
Al-Faw
$707
105K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$390
22.5K