Cost of Living in Chile. 2018 prices in Chile.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	CH$5,634
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	CH$3,831
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	CH$2,424
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	CH$778
	12 eggs, large	CH$2,068
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	CH$931
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	CH$3,518
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	CH$890
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	CH$644
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	CH$981
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	CH$4,721
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	CH$1,416
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	CH$454
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	CH$694,776
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	CH$455,002
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	CH$94,118
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	CH$483,435
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	CH$318,802
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	CH$64,016
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	CH$16,896
	40” flat screen TV	CH$253,936
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	CH$45,735
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	CH$7,819
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	CH$4,085
Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	CH$37,156
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	CH$25,096
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	CH$44,900
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	CH$56,463
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	CH$13,328,700
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	CH$764
	Monthly ticket public transport	CH$35,627
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	CH$3,193
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	CH$6,415
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	CH$30,764
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	CH$4,678
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	CH$2,573
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	CH$2,706
	4 rolls of toilet paper	CH$1,757
	Tube of toothpaste	CH$1,548
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	CH$7,765
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	CH$24,015
	2 tickets to the movies	CH$7,979
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	CH$27,699
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	CH$32,796
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	CH$4,382
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	CH$2,180
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	CH$2,786
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	CH$347,009
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	CH$98
	1 month of gym membership in business district	CH$31,109
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	CH$3,404

Map of Cost of Living in Chile

This map shows only the top cities in Chile. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.

The color of each marker corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show cheaper cities.
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

Cost of Living Ranking in Chile

(top cities by data quality)

Ranking	City	Price Index *
1st	Santiago	115
2nd	Valparaiso	95
3rd	Ovalle	86

Price Index:

To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

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List of all cities available in Chile

Antofagasta	Arica	Calama
Chillan	Copiapó	Curicó
Iquique	La Serena	Linares
Osorno	Ovalle	Puerto Montt
Punta Arenas	Rancagua	San Antonio
San Felipe	Santiago	Talca
Talcahuano	Temuco	Valdivia
Valparaiso	Vina Causino

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Recent Prices Added

Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Santiago costs CH$18,000,000 (about 13 hours ago)
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) in Punta Arenas costs CH$70 (1 day ago)
Public transport in Punta Arenas costs CH$9,000 (1 day ago)
Summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) in Punta Arenas costs CH$30,000 (1 day ago)
Monthly rent - 45 m2 furnished studio in expensive area in Punta Arenas costs CH$400,000 (1 day ago)
500 ml beer in neighbourhood pub in Santiago costs CH$1,000 (3 days ago)
Cappuccino in expat area of the city in Santiago costs CH$1,500 (3 days ago)
Nice dinner at an italian restaurant, dinner for two in Santiago costs CH$8,000 (3 days ago)
1 ticket to the movies in Santiago costs CH$8,000 (3 days ago)
One-way ticket in public transport in Santiago costs CH$700 (3 days ago)

Cost of living in Chile