Chile vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$982
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$2375
🏠 One person rent
$427
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$365
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$790
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$11497
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
6.55
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
31
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
13%
🎓 Higher education
85
89
😀 Quality of life
65
42
🏙️ Population
19.5M
125M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 5% less expensive than in Mexico ($982). Chile ranked 89th vs 81st for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 51st and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Chile and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$5961

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Mexico

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1288
9.21M
Tijuana
$1184
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
1.93M
Zapopan
$1217
1.48M
Monterrey
$1415
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$1126
1.32M
Leon
$812
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1035
1.46M
Puebla
$1066
1.43M
Saltillo
$927
864K
Aguascalientes
$818
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
1.08M
Mexicali
$1054
1.03M
Chihuahua
$1010
878K
Naucalpan
$905
872K
Morelia
$765
963K
Culiacan
$795
808K
San Luis Potosi
$984
773K
Cancun
$1291
889K
Queretaro
$996
626K
Merida
$1128
892K
Tlaquepaque
$785
664K
Hermosillo
$914
856K
Torreon
$773
717K
Acapulco
$846
673K
Ensenada
$1027
557K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
531K
Tlalnepantla
$887
653K
Reynosa
$910
589K
Apodaca
$975
523K