Chile vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$2818
🏠 One person rent
$427
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$967
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$2172
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$33824
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
84.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
73
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
85
98
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
19.5M
125M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 15% less expensive than in Japan ($1097). Chile ranked 89th vs 67th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chile compared to 2 months in Japan. Ranked 51st and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Japan

We calculate prices for Chile and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$11309

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1075
6.26M
Puente Alto
$862
574K
San Bernardo
$763
301K
Antofagasta
$962
349K
Los Angeles
$757
143K
Vina del Mar
$854
333K
Calama
$689
158K
Iquique
$825
188K
Valparaiso
$888
297K
Coquimbo
$761
204K
Talca
$724
206K
Temuco
$820
282K
La Serena
$782
195K
Rancagua
$785
231K
Concepcion
$870
218K
Chillan
$693
164K
Copiapo
$739
151K
Arica
$702
202K
Talcahuano
$686
148K
Puerto Montt
$672
170K
Osorno
$738
147K
Punta Arenas
$980
123K
Valdivia
$719
150K
Quilpue
$825
148K
Curico
$730
162K
Coronel
$810
116K
Linares
$816
73.6K
San Antonio
$1044
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
125K
Ovalle
$747
75.9K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K