Chile vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$470
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$710
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$13926
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
6.55
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
74.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
31
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
13%
🎓 Higher education
85
89
😀 Quality of life
64
44
🏙️ Population
19.5M
125M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 16% more expensive than in Mexico ($889). Chile ranked 80th vs 102nd 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 52nd and 97th 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
$10.4
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
11.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$1726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$9.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$5383

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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
$1200
6.26M
Puente Alto
$957
574K
San Bernardo
$854
301K
Vina del Mar
$932
333K
Antofagasta
$1054
349K
Valparaiso
$959
297K
Calama
$699
158K
Iquique
$966
188K
La Serena
$853
195K
Temuco
$876
282K
Talca
$849
206K
Coquimbo
$852
204K
Rancagua
$844
231K
Concepcion
$922
218K
Chillan
$649
164K
Arica
$781
202K
Puerto Montt
$762
170K
Copiapo
$802
151K
Osorno
$847
147K
Valdivia
$884
150K
Talcahuano
$734
148K
Los Angeles
$743
143K
Punta Arenas
$1091
123K
Quilpue
$908
148K
Ovalle
$819
124K
Curico
$788
177K
Coronel
$852
116K
San Antonio
$1135
86.2K
Linares
$894
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$922
127K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K