Chile vs Uruguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Uruguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$2934
🏠 One person rent
$427
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1090
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$20795
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
7.96
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
75.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
73
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
24%
🎓 Higher education
85
64
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
19.5M
3.46M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 22% less expensive than in Uruguay ($1202). Chile ranked 89th vs 51st for Uruguay 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 0.9 months in Uruguay. Ranked 51st and 48th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Uruguay

We calculate prices for Chile and Uruguay as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 15 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 Uruguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.34
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
7.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$7.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$4.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$7208

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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 Uruguay

City Cost of living Population
Montevideo
$1311
1.32M
Ciudad de la Costa
$1186
112K
Salto
$1047
125K
Maldonado
$989
86.8K
Paysandu
$894
76.4K
Melo
$785
51.8K
Rivera
$837
64.5K
Tacuarembo
$900
54.8K
Barros Blancos
$1187
31.7K
Mercedes
$1064
42K
Minas
$1186
38.4K
Durazno
$1101
34.4K
Florida
$1123
33.6K
Artigas
$957
40.7K
Punta del Este
$1672
9.28K