Chile vs Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Venezuela
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2344
$2050
🏠 One person rent
$438
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$376
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$15944
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
4.18
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
10
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
85
65
😀 Quality of life
68
29
🏙️ Population
19.8M
28.4M

The average cost of living in Chile ($966) is 20% more expensive than in Venezuela ($805). Chile ranked 100th vs 127th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 0.5 months in Venezuela. Ranked 52nd and 156th 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
$9.46
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$23.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
21.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.6
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$6.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$10.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7507
$4781

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Venezuela

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1108
6.26M
Puente Alto
$874
574K
San Bernardo
$768
301K
Vina del Mar
$885
333K
Antofagasta
$990
349K
Valparaiso
$908
297K
Calama
$659
158K
Iquique
$908
188K
Temuco
$888
282K
La Serena
$833
195K
Talca
$821
206K
Curico
$752
177K
Coquimbo
$829
204K
Rancagua
$780
231K
Concepcion
$874
218K
Chillan
$666
164K
Villa Alemana
$839
140K
Arica
$654
202K
Copiapo
$784
151K
Punta Arenas
$1021
123K
Puerto Montt
$748
170K
Valdivia
$817
150K
Los Angeles
$840
143K
Talcahuano
$657
148K
Osorno
$794
147K
Quilpue
$845
148K
Ovalle
$724
124K
Coronel
$801
116K
San Antonio
$1065
86.2K
Linares
$848
73.6K

In Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1176
2.25M
Maracaibo
$714
1.55M
Valencia
$739
1.48M
Ciudad Bolivar
$868
568K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$787
525K
Barquisimeto
$627
1.06M
Barinas
$817
874K
Maracay
$768
1.1M
Cabimas
$701
352K
Ciudad Guayana
$889
751K
Maturin
$838
753K
San Cristobal
$684
286K
Turmero
$813
255K
Valera
$722
250K
Barcelona
$908
550K
San Felipe
$730
221K
Catia La Mar
$1015
662K
Puerto Cabello
$779
209K
Guacara
$791
200K
Carupano
$697
174K
Cumana
$688
375K
Palo Negro
$743
154K
Ocumare del Tuy
$596
150K
Puerto Ayacucho
$768
130K
Ciudad Ojeda
$674
122K
La Asuncion
$638
118K
Carora
$677
113K
Los Teques
$963
333K
Coro
$576
266K
Socopo
$692
111K