Cost of living in Linares

In Linares, Chile, living costs about $894 per month for one person and $2056 for a family of four, including rent.

How expensive is Linares compared to other cities?

Overall living costs in Linares are 1% more expensive than the European benchmark.

How does Linares compare to your city?

Linares is 69% cheaper than New York City, without rent.

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

What drives the cost of living in Linares?

Who is Linares a good fit for?

Linares is a better match for people who prioritize lifestyle benefits and can afford the premium driven by transport and rent & utilities. For most moderate-income households, housing costs are the main barrier.

FAQ

Why is Linares so expensive?

The primary driver of expense in Linares is rent and utilities, which significantly impact overall living costs.

Is food expensive in Linares?

Food costs in Linares are 3% lower than the European benchmark, making it relatively affordable.

Is public transport affordable in Linares?

Public transport in Linares is 59% lower than the European benchmark, offering significant savings for residents.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
894 $
Without Rent
444 $
Rent & Utilities
450 $
Food
331 $
Transport
36 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
839 $
GDP per Capita
17,093 $
Freedom Index
8.16
Lifespan
80 years
Speak English
10%
Population
73.6K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 5.83 $
Dinner 55.1 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 8.23 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 3.36 $
Capuccino 3.1 $
Coke, 330ml 0.67 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.3 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.32 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.47 $
Eggs, 12 pack 3.54 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 10.6 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 6 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 13.4 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.65 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.68 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.13 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.97 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.77 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.55 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.88 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.86 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 4.66 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.47 $
Cigarette pack 5.55 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.76 $
Monthly Pass 31.8 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.35 $
Taxi, 8 km 10.9 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 33 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 4.25 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.24 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.11 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 2.05 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 73 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 113 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 18.1 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 341 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 541 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 432 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 672 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 2,287 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 2,283 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 839 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 4.93%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 30.4 $
Cinema, 1 seat 5.36 $
Haircut 8.86 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 67.2 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 50.6 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 411 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 3,965 $

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Curacao
Linares vs Willemstad (Willemstad is 56% more expensive) Linares vs Barber (Barber is 56% more expensive)
Uruguay
Linares vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 49% more expensive) Linares vs Salto (Salto is 10% more expensive) Linares vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 31% more expensive) Linares vs Rivera (Rivera is 15% less expensive) Linares vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 8% more expensive) Linares vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 14% less expensive) Linares vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 7% less expensive) Linares vs Melo (Melo is 19% less expensive) Linares vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 15% more expensive) Linares vs Artigas (Artigas is 1% less expensive)
Trinidad And Tobago
Linares vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 20% more expensive) Linares vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 31% more expensive) Linares vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 8% more expensive) Linares vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 23% more expensive) Linares vs San Juan (San Juan is 30% more expensive)
Chile
Linares vs Santiago (Santiago is 34% more expensive) Linares vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 7% more expensive) Linares vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 18% more expensive) Linares vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 4% more expensive) Linares vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 4% less expensive) Linares vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 7% more expensive) Linares vs Temuco (Temuco is 2% less expensive) Linares vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 6% less expensive) Linares vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 3% more expensive) Linares vs Talca (Talca is 5% less expensive)
Guyana
Linares vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 10% more expensive) Linares vs Linden (Linden is 14% more expensive) Linares vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 13% more expensive)
Mexico
Linares vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 33% more expensive) Linares vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 17% more expensive) Linares vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 18% less expensive) Linares vs Leon (Leon is 20% less expensive) Linares vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 13% more expensive) Linares vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 10% more expensive) Linares vs Puebla (Puebla is 5% more expensive) Linares vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 9% more expensive) Linares vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 41% more expensive) Linares vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 19% less expensive)
Suriname
Linares vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 3% less expensive) Linares vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 6% less expensive)
Ecuador
Linares vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 2% more expensive) Linares vs Quito (Quito is 1% more expensive) Linares vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 14% less expensive) Linares vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 34% less expensive) Linares vs Duran (Duran is 10% less expensive) Linares vs Machala (Machala is 34% less expensive) Linares vs Manta (Manta is 3% less expensive) Linares vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 15% less expensive) Linares vs Loja (Loja is 31% less expensive) Linares vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 27% less expensive)
Peru
Linares vs Lima (Lima is 10% more expensive) Linares vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 37% less expensive) Linares vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 22% less expensive) Linares vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 42% less expensive) Linares vs Callao (Callao is 13% less expensive) Linares vs Piura (Piura is 37% less expensive) Linares vs Cusco (Cusco is 28% less expensive) Linares vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 45% less expensive) Linares vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 34% less expensive) Linares vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 24% less expensive)
Venezuela
Linares vs Caracas (Caracas is 17% more expensive) Linares vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 21% less expensive) Linares vs Valencia (Valencia is 12% less expensive) Linares vs Maracay (Maracay is 19% less expensive) Linares vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 20% less expensive) Linares vs Barinas (Barinas is 11% less expensive) Linares vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 0% less expensive) Linares vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 6% more expensive) Linares vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 3% less expensive) Linares vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 2% more expensive)
Colombia
Linares vs Bogota (Bogota is 3% less expensive) Linares vs Medellin (Medellin is 2% less expensive) Linares vs Cali (Cali is 18% less expensive) Linares vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 12% less expensive) Linares vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 16% less expensive) Linares vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 38% less expensive) Linares vs Soacha (Soacha is 16% less expensive) Linares vs Soledad (Soledad is 6% less expensive) Linares vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 47% less expensive) Linares vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 28% less expensive)
Brazil
Linares vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 13% more expensive) Linares vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 7% more expensive) Linares vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 10% less expensive) Linares vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 20% less expensive) Linares vs Salvador (Salvador is 17% less expensive) Linares vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 12% less expensive) Linares vs Manaus (Manaus is 11% less expensive) Linares vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 14% less expensive) Linares vs Recife (Recife is 13% less expensive) Linares vs Goiania (Goiania is 27% less expensive)
Argentina
Linares vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 2% more expensive) Linares vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 4% more expensive) Linares vs Rosario (Rosario is 29% less expensive) Linares vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 22% less expensive) Linares vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 16% less expensive) Linares vs Salta (Salta is 18% less expensive) Linares vs San Juan (San Juan is 26% less expensive) Linares vs Lanus (Lanus is 10% less expensive) Linares vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 57% less expensive) Linares vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 21% less expensive)
Bolivia
Linares vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 15% less expensive) Linares vs La Paz (La Paz is 25% less expensive) Linares vs El Alto (El Alto is 28% less expensive) Linares vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 40% less expensive) Linares vs Sucre (Sucre is 26% less expensive) Linares vs Oruro (Oruro is 33% less expensive) Linares vs Potosi (Potosi is 44% less expensive) Linares vs Tarija (Tarija is 30% less expensive) Linares vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 40% less expensive) Linares vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 14% less expensive)
Paraguay
Linares vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 26% less expensive) Linares vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 41% less expensive) Linares vs Luque (Luque is 32% less expensive) Linares vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 31% less expensive) Linares vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 41% less expensive) Linares vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 54% less expensive) Linares vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 42% less expensive) Linares vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 40% less expensive) Linares vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 39% less expensive)