Chile vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$2778
🏠 One person rent
$427
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1429
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
67
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
30%
🎓 Higher education
85
89
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
19.5M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 4% less expensive than in Taiwan ($972). Chile ranked 89th vs 84th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 51st and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Chile and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$9.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$9.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$13366

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K