Chile vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
69
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
85
100
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
19.5M
331M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 62% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Chile ranked 89th vs 7th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 51st and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs the United States

We calculate prices for Chile and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$19463

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs the United States

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K