Chile vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2559
$1668
🏠 One person rent
$477
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$854
$335
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
41
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
16%
🎓 Higher education
85
57
😀 Quality of life
70
49
🏙️ Population
19.8M
101M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1051) is 62% more expensive than in Vietnam ($650). Chile ranked 90th vs 163rd 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 0.5 months in Vietnam. Ranked 52nd and 101st 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
$10.5
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$72
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$9.21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
8.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2520
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$8.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$13069

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1191
6.26M
Puente Alto
$966
574K
San Bernardo
$848
301K
Vina del Mar
$974
333K
Antofagasta
$1103
349K
Valparaiso
$987
297K
Calama
$738
158K
Iquique
$1010
188K
Talcahuano
$747
270K
Temuco
$993
282K
Talca
$921
232K
La Serena
$929
195K
Coquimbo
$915
204K
Rancagua
$879
231K
Concepcion
$973
218K
Chillan
$740
164K
Arica
$727
202K
Copiapo
$868
151K
Punta Arenas
$1132
123K
Puerto Montt
$834
170K
Valdivia
$919
150K
Los Angeles
$938
143K
Osorno
$886
147K
Quilpue
$943
148K
Ovalle
$804
124K
Villa Alemana
$930
140K
Curico
$826
137K
Coronel
$897
116K
San Antonio
$1180
86.2K
Linares
$935
73.6K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$762
14M
Hanoi
$702
8.72M
Da Nang
$660
2.82M
Haiphong
$571
2.12M
Can Tho
$456
3.21M
Bien Hoa
$419
1.1M
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Bac Ninh
$597
520K
Hue
$380
653K
Vinh
$590
490K
Thanh Hoa
$601
393K
Ha Tinh
$567
380K
Vung Tau
$525
357K
Nam Dinh
$602
352K
Nha Trang
$541
392K
Thai Nguyen
$476
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$540
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$535
340K
Thai Binh
$587
268K
Viet Tri
$590
278K
Ha Long
$585
270K
Qui Nhon
$519
311K
Ca Mau
$526
315K
Phan Thiet
$500
205K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Long Xuyen
$514
279K
Dong Hoi
$496
160K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
196K
Rach Gia
$535
251K
Cam Pha
$577
156K