Chile vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1028
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2508
$1441
🏠 One person rent
$471
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$837
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
32
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
85
58
😀 Quality of life
70
48
🏙️ Population
19.8M
116M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1028) is 69% more expensive than in the Philippines ($608). Chile ranked 94th vs 166th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 0.4 months in the Philippines. Ranked 53rd and 108th 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
$10
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$3.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.36%
7.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$2744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2298
$1349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$2.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.25
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.6
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9851
$7264

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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 Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$710
3.08M
Manila
$829
1.9M
Caloocan
$555
1.71M
Davao
$646
1.85M
Taguig
$885
1.31M
Cebu
$795
965K
Antipolo
$517
914K
Dasmarinas
$410
745K
Pasig
$588
853K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
742K
Palawan
$606
969K
Zamboanga
$509
1.02M
Bacoor
$548
661K
Paranaque
$671
703K
San Jose del Monte
$505
686K
Marikina
$581
471K
La Union
$609
825K
General Santos
$530
722K
Valenzuela
$485
725K
Las Pinas
$584
616K
Muntinlupa
$671
552K
Calamba
$498
575K
Angeles
$614
483K
Binan
$582
584K
Binangonan
$491
321K
Bacolod
$599
625K
Mandaluyong
$765
466K
General Trias
$481
482K
Pasay
$785
453K
Cainta
$693
386K