Chile vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1100
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$678
$3402
💸 GDP per capita
$15356
$55985
😃 Human freedom index
8.06
8.55
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
80
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
86
96
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
19.5M
17.6M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1021) is 44% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($1835). Chile ranked 76th vs 18th 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 0.7 months in Chile compared to 1.9 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 51st and 7th 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
$10.1
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$5.25
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$837
$1798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2235
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$3711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$6.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42
$54
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$21.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$1572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5445
$8050

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1177
6.26M
San Bernardo
$763
301K
Antofagasta
$1148
349K
Puente Alto
$814
574K
Los Angeles
$837
143K
Vina del Mar
$933
333K
Calama
$772
158K
Iquique
$926
188K
Copiapo
$882
151K
Coquimbo
$851
204K
Valparaiso
$883
297K
Temuco
$874
282K
Concepcion
$945
218K
La Serena
$856
195K
Rancagua
$894
231K
Osorno
$818
147K
Talcahuano
$743
148K
Chillan
$697
164K
Punta Arenas
$1064
123K
Valdivia
$921
150K
Arica
$775
202K
Puerto Montt
$902
170K
Quilpue
$864
148K
Talca
$778
206K
Curico
$750
162K
Coronel
$819
116K
Villa Alemana
$844
125K
Linares
$942
73.6K
San Antonio
$1201
86.2K
Ovalle
$694
75.9K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2380
921K
Rotterdam
$1898
592K
The Hague
$1822
548K
Utrecht
$1946
359K
Eindhoven
$1883
236K
Breda
$1773
183K
Almere
$1754
215K
Tilburg
$1642
222K
Arnhem
$1673
164K
Groningen
$1646
203K
Nijmegen
$1666
177K
Enschede
$1691
160K
Haarlem
$2247
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1693
144K
Apeldoorn
$1999
139K
Leiden
$2067
124K
Maastricht
$1887
120K
Zwolle
$1669
130K
Venlo
$1605
102K
Emmen
$1457
107K
Delft
$1743
104K
Hilversum
$1878
91.2K
Purmerend
$1806
81.5K
Veenendaal
$1739
66.9K
Heerlen
$1478
86.9K
Zutphen
$1709
47.4K
Roosendaal
$1700
77K
Leeuwarden
$1568
92.1K
Deventer
$1712
101K
Roermond
$1432
57.3K