Chile vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$1991
🏠 One person rent
$470
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$411
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$7790
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
33
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
8%
🎓 Higher education
85
69
😀 Quality of life
64
44
🏙️ Population
19.5M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 29% more expensive than in Peru ($804). Chile ranked 80th vs 123rd for Peru 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 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 52nd and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Peru

We calculate prices for Chile and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$1777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$4.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$6387

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Peru

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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 Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$986
9.94M
Arequipa
$560
1.01M
Trujillo
$699
920K
Callao
$779
537K
Cusco
$643
428K
Iquitos
$679
378K
Piura
$564
473K
Cajamarca
$500
201K
Chimbote
$496
395K
Tacna
$406
286K
Huancayo
$591
378K
Juliaca
$522
276K
Tarapoto
$549
240K
Chiclayo
$515
553K
Ica
$640
282K
Pucallpa
$548
326K
Huacho
$687
201K
Huanuco
$612
197K
Sullana
$498
162K
Puno
$490
129K
Huaraz
$553
119K
Tumbes
$454
96.9K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Pisco
$605
110K
Talara
$504
99.6K
Jaen
$517
81.6K
Ayacucho
$588
216K
Huaral
$726
79K
Abancay
$597
72.3K
Paita
$509
81.2K