Is Chile a good place to live for remote workers?

Chile scores 71/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 366.2 Mbps, safety 62, healthcare 84, air quality 63, english 45) — rank 64 of 167. Latin America's fastest fibre; Santiago winter smog inversions.

How fast is the internet in Chile?

Median fixed broadband is around 366.2 Mbps. Latin America's fastest fibre; Santiago winter smog inversions.

What does $3,000/month get you in Chile?

Single-person essentials run about $996/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.0× essentials).

Livability · rank 64/167

Is 🇨🇱 Chile (Santiago) a good place to live?

Quality score 71/100 against essentials of $996/month. Latin America's fastest fibre; Santiago winter smog inversions.

The five metrics

Internet 100 366.2 Mbps median broadband, 95.6% online

Safety 62 6.3 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 84 UHC service coverage 84/100 (2023)

Air quality 63 PM2.5 21.6 µg/m³ (2023)

English 45 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 0.69 · corruption control 1.11 · stability 0.12 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $23.87 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $5.19/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($996)	Verdict
$2,000	2.0×	very comfortable
$3,000	3.0×	like royalty
$5,000	5.0×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

🪤 Tax residency triggers at 183 days. Tax residency details →

Similar value-for-money

🇱🇧 Lebanon — quality 53.1, essentials $748/mo
🇲🇷 Mauritania — quality 42.8, essentials $599/mo
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau — quality 46.9, essentials $653/mo
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso — quality 47.6, essentials $678/mo

See also: everyday prices · retiring in Chile

Frequently asked questions

Is Chile a good place to live for remote workers?: Chile scores 71/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 366.2 Mbps, safety 62, healthcare 84, air quality 63, english 45) — rank 64 of 167. Latin America's fastest fibre; Santiago winter smog inversions.
How fast is the internet in Chile?: Median fixed broadband is around 366.2 Mbps. Latin America's fastest fibre; Santiago winter smog inversions.
What does $3,000/month get you in Chile?: Single-person essentials run about $996/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.0× essentials).