Chile vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$2158
🏠 One person rent
$441
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$678
💸 GDP per capita
$17068
$13790
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
74.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
26
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
13%
🎓 Higher education
85
89
😀 Quality of life
63
43
🏙️ Population
19.5M
125M

The average cost of living in Chile ($983) is 12% more expensive than in Mexico ($880). Chile ranked 87th vs 104th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 56th and 103rd 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
$10.6
$9.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$3.27
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2507
$1856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2470
$1375
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6686
$5685

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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
$1133
6.26M
Puente Alto
$930
574K
San Bernardo
$875
301K
Vina del Mar
$874
333K
Antofagasta
$1011
349K
Iquique
$923
188K
Calama
$673
158K
Valparaiso
$805
297K
La Serena
$814
195K
Temuco
$935
282K
Coquimbo
$807
204K
Talca
$835
206K
Rancagua
$798
231K
Concepcion
$902
218K
Chillan
$642
164K
Puerto Montt
$757
170K
Arica
$748
202K
Copiapo
$767
151K
Punta Arenas
$1038
123K
Valdivia
$839
150K
Talcahuano
$671
148K
Osorno
$810
147K
Los Angeles
$762
143K
Quilpue
$832
148K
Ovalle
$735
124K
Curico
$765
177K
Coronel
$810
116K
San Antonio
$1074
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
127K
Linares
$860
73.6K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K