Chile vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$3093
🏠 One person rent
$427
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$98.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$2392
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$32423
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.12
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
63
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
20%
🎓 Higher education
85
87
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
19.5M
51.5M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 16% less expensive than in South Korea ($1118). Chile ranked 89th vs 62nd for South Korea 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 2.1 months in South Korea. Ranked 51st and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Chile and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 87 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 South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$10104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$6925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$17694

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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 South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1444
9.67M
Busan
$1029
3.45M
Incheon
$1020
2.94M
Daegu
$1113
2.44M
Daejeon
$924
1.48M
Gwangju
$1147
1.49M
Suwon
$987
1.23M
Ulsan
$1078
1.15M
Seongnam
$1121
949K
Changwon
$1073
1.05M
Cheongju
$903
849K
Yongin
$1256
971K
Jeju Island
$1056
678K
Goyang
$1144
1.06M
Hwaseong
$1088
904K
Namyangju
$1106
713K
Bucheon
$1152
793K
Gimhae
$907
534K
Jeju
$1003
435K
Cheonan
$940
652K
Ansan
$1127
653K
Siheung
$1081
425K
Uijeongbu
$986
463K
Anyang
$1097
548K
Gunsan
$975
275K
Pohang
$989
504K
Masan
$1006
430K
Jeonju
$787
653K
Pyeongtaek
$924
458K
Paju
$1072
415K