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Cost of living and expenses in Chile
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Chile?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Chile, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Chile
(The last update: today)
Currency in Chile Chilean peso (CLP). For 10 US dollars you can get 9.89 thousand Chilean pesos. For 100 US dollars you can get 98.9 thousand Chilean pesos. And the other way around: For 100 Chilean pesos you can get 0.101 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Chile
What are the different prices in the cities in Chile? Look here: Prices in cities in Chile
Prices: Santiago Temuco Viña del Mar Rancagua Chillán Puerto Montt Concepción Osorno San Bernardo Valparaíso
fees
$120 ($61 - $202)
by half less than in United States
internet
$21 ($15.2 - $34)
70% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$45 ($25 - $61)
14% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$611
87% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$429 ($303 - $657)
76% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$621 ($455 - $910)
74% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Chile:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.76 (CLP 750)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $38 (CLP 38K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.3 (CLP 1.31K)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $15.2K (CLP 15M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $429 (CLP 424K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $355 (CLP 351K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $741 (CLP 733K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $621 (CLP 614K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $120 (CLP 118K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $21 (CLP 21K)
- numb_34 $10.9 (CLP 10.8K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $45 (CLP 44.9K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $27 (CLP 26.6K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $61 (CLP 59.9K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $69 (CLP 68.6K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $17.9K (CLP 17.7M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $339 (CLP 335K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.09K (CLP 2.07M)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $5.33K (CLP 5.27M)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $2.11K (CLP 2.08M)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $611 (CLP 605K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 5.2%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.51 (CLP 500)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.5 (CLP 1.5K)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $9.1 (CLP 9K)
Price changes in previous years in Chile
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2011: $775(CLP 767K), 2012: $1.1K(CLP 1.09M), 2013: $960(CLP 950K), 2014: $1.5K(CLP 1.49M), 2015: $1.3K(CLP 1.29M), 2016: $1.36K(CLP 1.35M), 2017: $1.47K(CLP 1.46M), and 2018: $1.66K(CLP 1.64M)
Have earnings increased in Chile?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $429(CLP 425K), 2011: $403(CLP 399K), 2012: $611(CLP 604K), 2013: $478(CLP 473K), 2014: $538(CLP 532K), 2015: $566(CLP 560K), 2016: $537(CLP 531K), 2017: $490(CLP 484K), and 2018: $550(CLP 544K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $31(CLP 31.1K), 2011: $39(CLP 38.7K), 2012: $78(CLP 77.2K), 2013: $67(CLP 66.2K), 2014: $89(CLP 87.7K), 2015: $75(CLP 73.9K), 2016: $73(CLP 72.7K), 2017: $80(CLP 79.2K), and 2018: $84(CLP 83K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $22(CLP 21.4K), 2011: $19(CLP 18.8K), 2012: $22(CLP 22K), 2013: $19.7(CLP 19.5K), 2014: $27(CLP 26.9K), 2015: $23(CLP 23.2K), 2016: $24(CLP 23.6K), 2017: $27(CLP 26.4K), and 2018: $27(CLP 26.5K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Chile in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $37(CLP 36.3K), 2011: $34(CLP 33.4K), 2012: $35(CLP 34.7K), 2013: $28(CLP 27.6K), 2014: $33(CLP 33.1K), 2015: $33(CLP 33.1K), 2016: $35(CLP 35.1K), 2017: $36(CLP 35.2K), and 2018: $36(CLP 35.7K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
cheap restaurant
$8.1 ($5.1 - $15.2)
by half less than in United States
cheese
$9.8 ($5.4 - $16.2)
24% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.6 ($1.1 - $2.7)
3.6% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$45 ($25 - $61)
14% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$429 ($303 - $657)
76% is less expensive than in United States
local beer
$3 ($1.5 - $5.1)
by half less than in United States