Chile vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$2351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2344
$5544
🏠 One person rent
$438
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$2408
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$3808
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$68219
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
78
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
85
95
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
19.8M
18M

The average cost of living in Chile ($966) is 59% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2351). Chile ranked 100th vs 12th 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 52nd and 10th 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
$9.46
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$91.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$6.74
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$1167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$6188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.6
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$2108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7507
$12008

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1108
6.26M
Puente Alto
$874
574K
San Bernardo
$768
301K
Vina del Mar
$885
333K
Antofagasta
$990
349K
Valparaiso
$908
297K
Calama
$659
158K
Iquique
$908
188K
Temuco
$888
282K
La Serena
$833
195K
Talca
$821
206K
Curico
$752
177K
Coquimbo
$829
204K
Rancagua
$780
231K
Concepcion
$874
218K
Chillan
$666
164K
Villa Alemana
$839
140K
Arica
$654
202K
Copiapo
$784
151K
Punta Arenas
$1021
123K
Puerto Montt
$748
170K
Valdivia
$817
150K
Los Angeles
$840
143K
Talcahuano
$657
148K
Osorno
$794
147K
Quilpue
$845
148K
Ovalle
$724
124K
Coronel
$801
116K
San Antonio
$1065
86.2K
Linares
$848
73.6K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3118
921K
Rotterdam
$2615
664K
The Hague
$2581
548K
Utrecht
$2718
359K
Eindhoven
$2199
244K
Tilburg
$2238
228K
Breda
$2087
188K
Groningen
$1951
238K
Arnhem
$1986
164K
Almere
$2230
215K
Haarlem
$2589
163K
Leiden
$2222
124K
Nijmegen
$2164
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
159K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2154
139K
Maastricht
$2181
120K
Venlo
$1942
102K
Zwolle
$1992
130K
Delft
$2228
109K
Hilversum
$2568
91.2K
Purmerend
$2178
81.5K
Emmen
$1704
107K
Deventer
$2107
101K
Roosendaal
$2175
77K
Heerlen
$1880
86.9K
Zeist
$2414
65K
Leeuwarden
$1982
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2374
61.1K
Bergen op Zoom
$2224
66.4K