Cost of living in Concepcion

In Concepcion, Chile, a family of four typically needs around $2155 per month including rent. A single person may spend about $922 monthly.

How expensive is Concepcion compared to other cities?

Concepcion is 4% more expensive overall versus the European benchmark.

How does Concepcion compare to your city?

Concepcion is 67% cheaper than New York City, without rent.

Rent in Concepcion is, on average, 83% lower than in New York City.

What drives the cost of living in Concepcion?

Who is Concepcion a good fit for?

Concepcion is most realistic when moving with a strong job offer or relocation package. Without high income, the housing-driven price level can be difficult to sustain.

FAQ

Why is Concepcion so expensive?

The primary reason for the higher cost of living in Concepcion is the elevated rent and utilities. This can significantly impact overall monthly expenses.

Is food expensive in Concepcion?

Food prices in Concepcion are 2% lower than the European benchmark. This can provide some relief for residents managing their budgets.

Is public transport affordable in Concepcion?

Public transport is 25% lower than the European benchmark. This makes it a cost-effective option for commuting around the city.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
922 $
Without Rent
472 $
Rent & Utilities
450 $
Food
335 $
Transport
66 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
553 $
GDP per Capita
17,093 $
Freedom Index
8.16
Lifespan
80 years
Speak English
10%
Population
218.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 7.27 $
Dinner 44.5 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 7.82 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 4.19 $
Capuccino 2.7 $
Coke, 330ml 1.41 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.23 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.61 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.58 $
Eggs, 12 pack 3.43 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 10.8 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 6.93 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 12 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.84 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.74 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.63 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.53 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.22 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.47 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.82 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.34 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 5.5 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.05 $
Cigarette pack 5.8 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.61 $
Monthly Pass 35.7 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.45 $
Taxi, 8 km 19.4 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 30.9 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 4.95 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 2.68 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.43 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.71 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 69 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 105 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 31.2 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 331 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 547 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 425 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 794 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 2,258 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,968 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 553 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 5.29%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 28.9 $
Cinema, 1 seat 5.53 $
Haircut 8.32 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 59.1 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 44.1 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 348 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 4,708 $

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Concepcion vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 16% more expensive) Concepcion vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 27% more expensive) Concepcion vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 5% more expensive) Concepcion vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 19% more expensive) Concepcion vs San Juan (San Juan is 26% more expensive)
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Concepcion vs Santiago (Santiago is 30% more expensive) Concepcion vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 4% more expensive) Concepcion vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 14% more expensive) Concepcion vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 1% more expensive) Concepcion vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 7% less expensive) Concepcion vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 4% more expensive) Concepcion vs Temuco (Temuco is 5% less expensive) Concepcion vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 8% less expensive) Concepcion vs Concepcion (Concepcion has similar costs) Concepcion vs Talca (Talca is 8% less expensive)
Guyana
Concepcion vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 7% more expensive) Concepcion vs Linden (Linden is 10% more expensive) Concepcion vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 10% more expensive)
Mexico
Concepcion vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 29% more expensive) Concepcion vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 14% more expensive) Concepcion vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 20% less expensive) Concepcion vs Leon (Leon is 22% less expensive) Concepcion vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 10% more expensive) Concepcion vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 7% more expensive) Concepcion vs Puebla (Puebla is 2% more expensive) Concepcion vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 6% more expensive) Concepcion vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 36% more expensive) Concepcion vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 22% less expensive)
Suriname
Concepcion vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 6% less expensive) Concepcion vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 9% less expensive)
Ecuador
Concepcion vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 1% less expensive) Concepcion vs Quito (Quito is 2% less expensive) Concepcion vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 16% less expensive) Concepcion vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 36% less expensive) Concepcion vs Duran (Duran is 12% less expensive) Concepcion vs Machala (Machala is 36% less expensive) Concepcion vs Manta (Manta is 6% less expensive) Concepcion vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 18% less expensive) Concepcion vs Loja (Loja is 33% less expensive) Concepcion vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 29% less expensive)
Peru
Concepcion vs Lima (Lima is 7% more expensive) Concepcion vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 39% less expensive) Concepcion vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 24% less expensive) Concepcion vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 44% less expensive) Concepcion vs Callao (Callao is 16% less expensive) Concepcion vs Piura (Piura is 39% less expensive) Concepcion vs Cusco (Cusco is 30% less expensive) Concepcion vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 46% less expensive) Concepcion vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 36% less expensive) Concepcion vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 26% less expensive)
Venezuela
Concepcion vs Caracas (Caracas is 13% more expensive) Concepcion vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 23% less expensive) Concepcion vs Valencia (Valencia is 15% less expensive) Concepcion vs Maracay (Maracay is 21% less expensive) Concepcion vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 22% less expensive) Concepcion vs Barinas (Barinas is 13% less expensive) Concepcion vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 3% less expensive) Concepcion vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 3% more expensive) Concepcion vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 6% less expensive) Concepcion vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 1% less expensive)
Colombia
Concepcion vs Bogota (Bogota is 6% less expensive) Concepcion vs Medellin (Medellin is 5% less expensive) Concepcion vs Cali (Cali is 20% less expensive) Concepcion vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 14% less expensive) Concepcion vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 19% less expensive) Concepcion vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 40% less expensive) Concepcion vs Soacha (Soacha is 19% less expensive) Concepcion vs Soledad (Soledad is 9% less expensive) Concepcion vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 48% less expensive) Concepcion vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 30% less expensive)
Brazil
Concepcion vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 10% more expensive) Concepcion vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 4% more expensive) Concepcion vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 13% less expensive) Concepcion vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 22% less expensive) Concepcion vs Salvador (Salvador is 20% less expensive) Concepcion vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 15% less expensive) Concepcion vs Manaus (Manaus is 13% less expensive) Concepcion vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 17% less expensive) Concepcion vs Recife (Recife is 16% less expensive) Concepcion vs Goiania (Goiania is 29% less expensive)
Argentina
Concepcion vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 1% less expensive) Concepcion vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 1% more expensive) Concepcion vs Rosario (Rosario is 32% less expensive) Concepcion vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 25% less expensive) Concepcion vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 19% less expensive) Concepcion vs Salta (Salta is 21% less expensive) Concepcion vs San Juan (San Juan is 29% less expensive) Concepcion vs Lanus (Lanus is 12% less expensive) Concepcion vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 58% less expensive) Concepcion vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 23% less expensive)
Bolivia
Concepcion vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 17% less expensive) Concepcion vs La Paz (La Paz is 27% less expensive) Concepcion vs El Alto (El Alto is 30% less expensive) Concepcion vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 42% less expensive) Concepcion vs Sucre (Sucre is 29% less expensive) Concepcion vs Oruro (Oruro is 35% less expensive) Concepcion vs Potosi (Potosi is 46% less expensive) Concepcion vs Tarija (Tarija is 32% less expensive) Concepcion vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 42% less expensive) Concepcion vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 16% less expensive)
Paraguay
Concepcion vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 28% less expensive) Concepcion vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 42% less expensive) Concepcion vs Luque (Luque is 34% less expensive) Concepcion vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 33% less expensive) Concepcion vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 43% less expensive) Concepcion vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 55% less expensive) Concepcion vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 44% less expensive) Concepcion vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 42% less expensive) Concepcion vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 41% less expensive)