Chile vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$427
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$588
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$31.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
34
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
85
59
😀 Quality of life
65
46
🏙️ Population
19.5M
109M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 53% more expensive than in the Philippines ($614). Chile ranked 89th vs 152nd for the Philippines 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 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 51st and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Chile and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$3.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$2360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$4971

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$759
2.96M
Manila
$781
1.85M
Davao
$614
1.78M
Makati
$842
630K
Taguig
$860
887K
Caloocan
$804
1.66M
Valenzuela
$491
715K
Pasig
$817
803K
Cebu
$735
964K
Las Pinas
$590
606K
Paranaque
$640
690K
Muntinlupa
$681
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
La Union
$556
822K
Dasmarinas
$441
703K
Marikina
$519
456K
Pasay
$673
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$638
728K
Antipolo
$534
887K
General Trias
$523
451K
Zamboanga
$440
977K
Mandaluyong
$792
426K
Calamba
$483
540K
Imus
$568
497K
Bacoor
$550
665K
Palawan
$584
940K
General Santos
$449
697K
Lapu-Lapu
$651
498K
Angeles
$660
463K
Binan
$511
407K