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title: "Cost of Living in Chile vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Chile is about 51% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.487, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Chile, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
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Purchasing Power Parity · Chile

# Cost of living in 🇨🇱 Chile vs the United States

Chile has a US-relative price level of **0.487** (US = 1.0) — about 51% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Chile

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $102,669 | $24,350 |
| $80,000 | $164,271 | $38,960 |
| $120,000 | $246,407 | $58,440 |
| $180,000 | $369,610 | $87,660 |
| $250,000 | $513,347 | $121,750 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=CL).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Chile's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.487 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.476 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.497 2025

OECD 0.476 2025

Penn World Table 0.589 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.512 2025

Big Mac Index 0.869 2026

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇨🇩 DR Congo](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/dr-congo/) — price level 0.486
- [🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sao-tome-and-principe/) — price level 0.493
- [🇱🇷 Liberia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/liberia/) — price level 0.496
- [🇨🇻 Cabo Verde](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/cabo-verde/) — price level 0.475
- [🇨🇳 China](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/china/) — price level 0.473

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Chile](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-chile/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Chile](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-chile/)
- [How much you need to retire in Chile](https://geo-parity.com/fire/chile/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Chile compared to the United States?**: Chile has a price level of 0.487 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 51% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Chile?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $205,339 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Chile; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $48,700.
- **Where does the Chile cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=CL.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/chile/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=CL