Chile vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$3131
🏠 One person rent
$427
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1850
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$29675
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
60
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
22%
🎓 Higher education
85
90
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
19.5M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 32% less expensive than in Spain ($1383). Chile ranked 89th vs 38th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 51st and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Spain

We calculate prices for Chile and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1026
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$3630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$8.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$75.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$8255

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1726
3.28M
Barcelona
$1773
1.64M
Valencia
$1437
792K
Tenerife
$1659
932K
Malaga
$1435
579K
Seville
$1289
682K
Zaragoza
$1327
673K
Murcia
$1219
673K
Bilbao
$1501
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1710
416K
Alicante
$1331
339K
Pamplona
$1340
203K
Valladolid
$1207
296K
Gijon
$1201
268K
Terrassa
$1409
224K
Las Palmas
$1191
379K
San Sebastian
$1530
188K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
254K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
265K
Cordoba
$1056
320K
Sabadell
$1443
216K
Vigo
$1186
292K
Badalona
$1995
224K
Granada
$1174
229K
A Coruna
$1149
245K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$905
213K
Cartagena
$907
217K
Elche
$1158
236K
Santander
$1144
172K