Cost of Living in La Serena

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$882
$2176
🛋️ Without rent
$493
$1509
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$389
$667
🍽️ Food
$336
$875
🚐 Transport
$60.3
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
😀 Quality of life
51
🏙️ Population
195K

The average cost of living in La Serena is $882, which is in the top 32% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6363rd out of 9294 in our global list and 22nd out of 46 in Chile.

The median after-tax salary is $765, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months. Ranked 6590th (TOP 71%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 29th best city to live in Chile. With an estimated population of 195K, La Serena is the 14th largest city in Chile.

✈️ Closest airport 5 km La Florida Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2962 University of La Serena

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Prices in La Serena

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9626

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