Chile vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1028
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2508
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$471
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$800
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$837
$873
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$14186
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
75.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
27
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
13%
🎓 Higher education
85
89
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
19.8M
131M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1028) is 4% less expensive than in Mexico ($1075). Chile ranked 94th vs 85th 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 53rd and 92nd 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
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$9.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$712
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.36%
11.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2298
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$8.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.25
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9851
$7651

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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
$1186
6.26M
Puente Alto
$926
568K
San Bernardo
$807
301K
Vina del Mar
$957
333K
Antofagasta
$1043
349K
Valparaiso
$937
297K
Calama
$690
158K
Iquique
$958
188K
Talcahuano
$702
270K
Temuco
$941
282K
Talca
$876
232K
La Serena
$882
195K
Quilpue
$904
148K
Villa Alemana
$891
140K
Coquimbo
$883
204K
Rancagua
$831
231K
Concepcion
$923
218K
Punta Arenas
$1234
123K
Chillan
$718
164K
Copiapo
$816
151K
Arica
$686
202K
Puerto Montt
$800
170K
Valdivia
$867
150K
Los Angeles
$890
143K
Osorno
$839
147K
Ovalle
$757
124K
San Antonio
$1114
86.2K
Coronel
$848
116K
Quillota
$896
73.3K
Curico
$828
137K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1475
9.21M
Veracruz
$972
8.06M
San Luis Potosi
$1124
2.82M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
1.93M
Tijuana
$1276
1.96M
Monterrey
$1463
1.14M
Zapopan
$1349
1.26M
Guadalajara
$1222
1.39M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
1.07M
Puebla
$1051
1.43M
Leon
$869
1.58M
Naucalpan
$977
872K
Aguascalientes
$969
934K
Chihuahua
$1053
926K
Ciudad Juarez
$1066
1.32M
Hermosillo
$1097
856K
Mexicali
$994
854K
Queretaro
$1255
795K
Guadalupe
$1056
692K
Saltillo
$1023
864K
Cancun
$1260
889K
Tlalnepantla
$1003
653K
Culiacan
$891
808K
Torreon
$912
690K
Merida
$1198
892K
Apodaca
$1174
523K
Tlaquepaque
$775
650K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
531K
Morelia
$935
743K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
521K