Chile vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$1817
🏠 One person rent
$427
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$457
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$4164
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
5.51
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
41
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
16%
🎓 Higher education
85
56
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
19.5M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 53% more expensive than in Vietnam ($611). Chile ranked 89th vs 153rd for Vietnam 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 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 51st and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Chile and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$9.83
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$2793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$7.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$14068

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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 Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$702
10.4M
Hanoi
$631
8.25M
Haiphong
$605
2.1M
Da Nang
$601
1.23M
Bien Hoa
$479
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$504
352K
Hai Duong
$557
507K
Vinh
$575
490K
Bac Ninh
$524
520K
Can Tho
$463
1.24M
Thanh Hoa
$566
393K
Vung Tau
$534
357K
Hue
$422
653K
Thai Binh
$517
268K
Thu Dau Mot
$550
417K
Thai Nguyen
$562
330K
Ha Long
$590
300K
Viet Tri
$549
278K
Nha Trang
$554
392K
Buon Ma Thuot
$521
340K
Qui Nhon
$518
311K
Ca Mau
$520
315K
Ha Tinh
$554
202K
Da Lat
$512
238K
Phan Thiet
$566
205K
Cam Pha
$571
156K
Long Xuyen
$509
279K
Bac Lieu
$516
240K
Rach Gia
$518
251K
Soc Trang
$522
221K