Chile vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$427
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$384
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$7126
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
33
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
8%
🎓 Higher education
85
69
😀 Quality of life
65
44
🏙️ Population
19.5M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 22% more expensive than in Peru ($765). Chile ranked 89th vs 120th 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 0.7 months in Chile compared to 0.5 months in Peru. Ranked 51st and 103rd 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
$9.29
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$1719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1343
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$5781

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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
$1075
6.26M
Puente Alto
$862
574K
San Bernardo
$763
301K
Antofagasta
$962
349K
Los Angeles
$757
143K
Vina del Mar
$854
333K
Calama
$689
158K
Iquique
$825
188K
Valparaiso
$888
297K
Coquimbo
$761
204K
Talca
$724
206K
Temuco
$820
282K
La Serena
$782
195K
Rancagua
$785
231K
Concepcion
$870
218K
Chillan
$693
164K
Copiapo
$739
151K
Arica
$702
202K
Talcahuano
$686
148K
Puerto Montt
$672
170K
Osorno
$738
147K
Punta Arenas
$980
123K
Valdivia
$719
150K
Quilpue
$825
148K
Curico
$730
162K
Coronel
$810
116K
Linares
$816
73.6K
San Antonio
$1044
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
125K
Ovalle
$747
75.9K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$932
9.94M
Callao
$778
1.13M
Arequipa
$562
1.01M
Trujillo
$611
920K
Cusco
$674
428K
Iquitos
$726
378K
Chimbote
$491
498K
Cajamarca
$476
201K
Tacna
$390
286K
Juliaca
$511
307K
Tarapoto
$525
240K
Chiclayo
$506
553K
Piura
$592
473K
Ica
$626
282K
Huancayo
$534
378K
Pucallpa
$519
326K
Huacho
$658
201K
Huanuco
$538
197K
Puno
$475
129K
Ayacucho
$491
216K
Huaraz
$522
119K
Paita
$551
179K
Puerto Maldonado
$562
85K
Sullana
$543
162K
Pisco
$593
110K
Jaen
$504
81.6K
Huaral
$694
79K
Abancay
$583
72.3K
Tumbes
$472
96.9K
Talara
$532
91.4K