Chile vs Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Venezuela
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$1986
🏠 One person rent
$427
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$93.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$193
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$15976
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
4.22
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
13
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
85
65
😀 Quality of life
65
11
🏙️ Population
19.5M
28.5M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 22% more expensive than in Venezuela ($764). Chile ranked 89th vs 121st for Venezuela 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 0.3 months in Venezuela. Ranked 51st and 190th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Venezuela

We calculate prices for Chile and Venezuela as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 77 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 Venezuela
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$16.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
26.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$22.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$5.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$69.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$4942

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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 Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$975
2.25M
Valencia
$755
1.48M
Maracaibo
$716
1.55M
Barinas
$743
874K
Barquisimeto
$708
1.06M
Maturin
$838
514K
Catia La Mar
$880
662K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
525K
Maracay
$581
407K
Ciudad Bolivar
$824
568K
Barcelona
$719
448K
Ciudad Guayana
$868
751K
Cumana
$686
375K
Cabimas
$1029
352K
Merida
$664
248K
Puerto la Cruz
$732
306K
Turmero
$723
255K
Punto Fijo
$627
288K
San Cristobal
$589
286K
Valera
$705
250K
Los Teques
$846
251K
La Victoria
$720
214K
Puerto Cabello
$713
209K
Guacara
$728
200K
Tocuyito
$691
197K
Cua
$815
215K
San Felipe
$699
221K
El Tigre
$700
214K
Guarenas
$823
209K
La Guaira
$854
204K