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South Korea vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 39.9% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 11.7% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 13.2% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 97.7% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 44.0% more in South Korea

The cost of groceries, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in South Korea are more expensive than in Chile. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 16.4% less for restaurants

	Chile	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$6.72 ₩10,101	-17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$5.50 ₩8,261	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$1.47 ₩2,203	+5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.82 ₩1,240	-28.9%
Average			-16.4%

Chile vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Chile	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$2.87 ₩4,318	+81.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$5.63 ₩8,453	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$7.67 ₩11,534	+74.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$2.84 ₩4,262	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0600	$3.34 ₩5,013	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$3.24 ₩4,862	+295.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$1.39 ₩2,086	+80.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$2.80 ₩4,202	+243.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$2.40 ₩3,612	+214.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$1.78 ₩2,678	+195.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$1.20 ₩1,809	+78.0%
Average			+116.0%

Chile vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

	Chile	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$4.40 ₩6,613	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.7900	$47.17 ₩70,890	+39.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF389.2000	$26,440.41 ₩40M	+57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$8.33 ₩12,521	-34.9%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Chile	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5300	$21.68 ₩32,586	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.7900	$473.91 ₩712K	+2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.5300	$357.19 ₩537K	-2.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9400	$132.53 ₩199K	+59.0%
Average			+13.2%

Chile vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 97.7% more for childcare

	Chile	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.6200	$378.52 ₩569K	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF124.9400	$15,055.40 ₩23M	+179.9%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$3.12 ₩4,686	+2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$3.57 ₩5,361	+24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$3.18 ₩4,785	-38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9500	$49.86 ₩74,927	+21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$10.12 ₩15,205	+55.7%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 44.0% more for clothing

	Chile	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0300	$66.46 ₩99,872	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6600	$50.68 ₩76,164	+78.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.4900	$72.74 ₩109K	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.7800	$103.23 ₩155K	+34.6%
Average			+44.0%

Chile vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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