Chile vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1028
$2377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2508
$5567
🏠 One person rent
$471
$1451
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$2409
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$837
$3890
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
78
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
85
96
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
19.8M
18M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1028) is 57% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2377). Chile ranked 94th vs 13th 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 53rd 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
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$89.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.82
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$3.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.36%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$6609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2298
$4936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$30.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$3.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.25
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.6
$60.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$2205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9851
$11192

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs the Netherlands

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3165
921K
Rotterdam
$2659
664K
The Hague
$2491
548K
Utrecht
$2608
359K
Eindhoven
$2275
244K
Almere
$2399
215K
Breda
$2112
188K
Tilburg
$2247
228K
Groningen
$1938
238K
Haarlem
$2755
163K
Arnhem
$2253
164K
Nijmegen
$2152
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Leiden
$2389
124K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2159
139K
Maastricht
$2202
120K
Delft
$2424
109K
Zwolle
$1942
130K
Venlo
$1968
102K
Hilversum
$2564
91.2K
Deventer
$2082
101K
Purmerend
$2185
81.5K
Emmen
$1720
107K
Zutphen
$1768
47.4K
Roosendaal
$2087
77K
Leeuwarden
$2138
93.8K
Heerlen
$1900
86.9K
Zeist
$2407
65K
Ede
$2053
72.5K