Chile vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$4890
🏠 One person rent
$470
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$2100
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$3622
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$62537
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
79
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
64
93
🏙️ Population
19.5M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 50% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2088). Chile ranked 80th vs 14th for the Netherlands 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 1.7 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 52nd and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Chile and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$5.78
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$2134
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$5819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$4471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$1910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$9328

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K