Chile vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$3660
🏠 One person rent
$470
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$1757
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$38373
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
56
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
85
92
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
19.5M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 31% less expensive than in Italy ($1493). Chile ranked 80th vs 35th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 52nd and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Italy

We calculate prices for Chile and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$5.39
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$4368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$2528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$97.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$10528

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1200
6.26M
Puente Alto
$957
574K
San Bernardo
$854
301K
Vina del Mar
$932
333K
Antofagasta
$1054
349K
Valparaiso
$959
297K
Calama
$699
158K
Iquique
$966
188K
La Serena
$853
195K
Temuco
$876
282K
Talca
$849
206K
Coquimbo
$852
204K
Rancagua
$844
231K
Concepcion
$922
218K
Chillan
$649
164K
Arica
$781
202K
Puerto Montt
$762
170K
Copiapo
$802
151K
Osorno
$847
147K
Valdivia
$884
150K
Talcahuano
$734
148K
Los Angeles
$743
143K
Punta Arenas
$1091
123K
Quilpue
$908
148K
Ovalle
$819
124K
Curico
$788
177K
Coronel
$852
116K
San Antonio
$1135
86.2K
Linares
$894
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$922
127K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K