Chile vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1028
$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2508
$3078
🏠 One person rent
$471
$646
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$1102
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$837
$699
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$7754
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
7.89
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
44
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
85
70
😀 Quality of life
70
48
🏙️ Population
19.8M
2.84M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1028) is 23% less expensive than in Jamaica ($1330). Chile ranked 94th vs 52nd for Jamaica 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 0.5 months in Jamaica. Ranked 53rd and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Chile and Jamaica as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 10 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 Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1683
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$1142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.36%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2298
$2186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$3.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.25
$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.6
$27.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9851
$5521

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Jamaica

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1186
6.26M
Puente Alto
$926
568K
San Bernardo
$807
301K
Vina del Mar
$957
333K
Antofagasta
$1043
349K
Valparaiso
$937
297K
Calama
$690
158K
Iquique
$958
188K
Talcahuano
$702
270K
Temuco
$941
282K
Talca
$876
232K
La Serena
$882
195K
Quilpue
$904
148K
Villa Alemana
$891
140K
Coquimbo
$883
204K
Rancagua
$831
231K
Concepcion
$923
218K
Punta Arenas
$1234
123K
Chillan
$718
164K
Copiapo
$816
151K
Arica
$686
202K
Puerto Montt
$800
170K
Valdivia
$867
150K
Los Angeles
$890
143K
Osorno
$839
147K
Ovalle
$757
124K
San Antonio
$1114
86.2K
Coronel
$848
116K
Quillota
$896
73.3K
Curico
$828
137K

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1482
938K
Spanish Town
$874
131K
Half Way Tree
$1314
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1092
124K
May Pen
$964
61.5K
Mandeville
$1024
48.3K
Old Harbour
$1102
28.7K
Linstead
$1152
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1285
14.8K