Chile vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2559
$3363
🏠 One person rent
$477
$890
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1475
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$854
$1396
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$29292
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.62
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
56
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
88
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
19.8M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1051) is 29% less expensive than in Portugal ($1480). Chile ranked 90th vs 41st for Portugal 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 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 52nd and 40th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Chile and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$84.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2520
$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$6.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14
$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$10961

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Portugal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1191
6.26M
Puente Alto
$966
574K
San Bernardo
$848
301K
Vina del Mar
$974
333K
Antofagasta
$1103
349K
Valparaiso
$987
297K
Calama
$738
158K
Iquique
$1010
188K
Talcahuano
$747
270K
Temuco
$993
282K
Talca
$921
232K
La Serena
$929
195K
Coquimbo
$915
204K
Rancagua
$879
231K
Concepcion
$973
218K
Chillan
$740
164K
Arica
$727
202K
Copiapo
$868
151K
Punta Arenas
$1132
123K
Puerto Montt
$834
170K
Valdivia
$919
150K
Los Angeles
$938
143K
Osorno
$886
147K
Quilpue
$943
148K
Ovalle
$804
124K
Villa Alemana
$930
140K
Curico
$826
137K
Coronel
$897
116K
San Antonio
$1180
86.2K
Linares
$935
73.6K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1953
546K
Sintra
$1616
386K
Cascais
$1720
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1501
304K
Porto
$1569
232K
Seixal
$1416
167K
Braga
$1416
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1254
138K
Oeiras
$1806
172K
Gondomar
$1508
164K
Matosinhos
$1720
173K
Amadora
$1529
171K
Almada
$1697
177K
Maia
$1913
135K
Coimbra
$1360
141K
Guimaraes
$1463
157K
Loures
$1540
202K
Odivelas
$1553
148K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1283
137K
Leiria
$1371
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1260
134K
Setubal
$1469
123K
Valongo
$1500
93.9K
Funchal
$1682
106K
Vila do Conde
$1260
79.5K
Barcelos
$1062
117K
Torres Vedras
$1636
79.5K
Paredes
$1375
86.9K
Aveiro
$1414
78.5K
Agualva-Cacem
$1568
81.8K