Chile vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$470
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
60
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
22%
🎓 Higher education
85
90
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
19.5M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 30% less expensive than in Spain ($1480). Chile ranked 80th vs 36th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 52nd and 29th 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
$10.4
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$8656

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1200
6.26M
Puente Alto
$957
574K
San Bernardo
$854
301K
Vina del Mar
$932
333K
Antofagasta
$1054
349K
Valparaiso
$959
297K
Calama
$699
158K
Iquique
$966
188K
La Serena
$853
195K
Temuco
$876
282K
Talca
$849
206K
Coquimbo
$852
204K
Rancagua
$844
231K
Concepcion
$922
218K
Chillan
$649
164K
Arica
$781
202K
Puerto Montt
$762
170K
Copiapo
$802
151K
Osorno
$847
147K
Valdivia
$884
150K
Talcahuano
$734
148K
Los Angeles
$743
143K
Punta Arenas
$1091
123K
Quilpue
$908
148K
Ovalle
$819
124K
Curico
$788
177K
Coronel
$852
116K
San Antonio
$1135
86.2K
Linares
$894
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$922
127K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K