Cost of living in Temuco

Temuco, Chile is About average overall. Monthly costs are about $876 for one person and $2050 for a family of four, including rent.

How expensive is Temuco compared to other cities?

Temuco is 1% cheaper overall versus the European benchmark.

How does Temuco compare to your city?

Temuco is 32% cheaper than Columbus, without rent.

Rent in Temuco is, on average, 69% lower than in Columbus.

What drives the cost of living in Temuco?

Who is Temuco a good fit for?

Temuco 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 Temuco so expensive?

The primary driver of expense in Temuco is rent and utilities, which are higher than many other regions. This can create a financial strain for those without sufficient income.

Is food expensive in Temuco?

Food costs in Temuco are 8% lower than the European benchmark, making it relatively affordable. Residents can enjoy a variety of local options without breaking the bank.

Is public transport affordable in Temuco?

Public transport in Temuco is 27% lower than the European benchmark, offering a cost-effective way to navigate the city. This affordability makes it an attractive option for daily commuting.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
876 $
Without Rent
460 $
Rent & Utilities
416 $
Food
314 $
Transport
64 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
500 $
GDP per Capita
17,093 $
Freedom Index
8.16
Lifespan
80 years
Speak English
10%
Population
282.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 7.2 $
Dinner 35.9 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 7.7 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.94 $
Capuccino 2.68 $
Coke, 330ml 1.4 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.23 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.49 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.36 $
Eggs, 12 pack 3.41 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.91 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 6.41 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 11.7 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.85 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.75 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.64 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.51 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.21 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.48 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.76 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.13 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 5.22 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.06 $
Cigarette pack 4.98 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.92 $
Monthly Pass 36.4 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.45 $
Taxi, 8 km 14.1 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 37.9 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 4.13 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.01 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.27 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.63 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 70 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 106 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 15.5 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 318 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 547 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 383 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 744 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 2,151 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,789 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 5 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 4.79%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 51.5 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.97 $
Haircut 11.1 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 58.8 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 44.1 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 234 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 3,004 $

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Temuco vs Willemstad (Willemstad is 59% more expensive) Temuco vs Barber (Barber is 59% more expensive)
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Temuco vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 52% more expensive) Temuco vs Salto (Salto is 13% more expensive) Temuco vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 34% more expensive) Temuco vs Rivera (Rivera is 13% less expensive) Temuco vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 11% more expensive) Temuco vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 12% less expensive) Temuco vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 5% less expensive) Temuco vs Melo (Melo is 17% less expensive) Temuco vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 17% more expensive) Temuco vs Artigas (Artigas is 1% more expensive)
Trinidad And Tobago
Temuco vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 22% more expensive) Temuco vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 33% more expensive) Temuco vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 10% more expensive) Temuco vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 26% more expensive) Temuco vs San Juan (San Juan is 33% more expensive)
Chile
Temuco vs Santiago (Santiago is 37% more expensive) Temuco vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 9% more expensive) Temuco vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 20% more expensive) Temuco vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 6% more expensive) Temuco vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 3% less expensive) Temuco vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 9% more expensive) Temuco vs Temuco (Temuco has similar costs) Temuco vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 4% less expensive) Temuco vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 5% more expensive) Temuco vs Talca (Talca is 3% less expensive)
Guyana
Temuco vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 13% more expensive) Temuco vs Linden (Linden is 16% more expensive) Temuco vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 16% more expensive)
Mexico
Temuco vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 36% more expensive) Temuco vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 20% more expensive) Temuco vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 16% less expensive) Temuco vs Leon (Leon is 18% less expensive) Temuco vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 16% more expensive) Temuco vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 12% more expensive) Temuco vs Puebla (Puebla is 7% more expensive) Temuco vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 11% more expensive) Temuco vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 43% more expensive) Temuco vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 17% less expensive)
Suriname
Temuco vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 1% less expensive) Temuco vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 4% less expensive)
Ecuador
Temuco vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 4% more expensive) Temuco vs Quito (Quito is 3% more expensive) Temuco vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 12% less expensive) Temuco vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 32% less expensive) Temuco vs Duran (Duran is 8% less expensive) Temuco vs Machala (Machala is 32% less expensive) Temuco vs Manta (Manta is 1% less expensive) Temuco vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 13% less expensive) Temuco vs Loja (Loja is 30% less expensive) Temuco vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 26% less expensive)
Peru
Temuco vs Lima (Lima is 13% more expensive) Temuco vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 36% less expensive) Temuco vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 20% less expensive) Temuco vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 41% less expensive) Temuco vs Callao (Callao is 11% less expensive) Temuco vs Piura (Piura is 36% less expensive) Temuco vs Cusco (Cusco is 27% less expensive) Temuco vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 43% less expensive) Temuco vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 33% less expensive) Temuco vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 22% less expensive)
Venezuela
Temuco vs Caracas (Caracas is 19% more expensive) Temuco vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 19% less expensive) Temuco vs Valencia (Valencia is 11% less expensive) Temuco vs Maracay (Maracay is 17% less expensive) Temuco vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 18% less expensive) Temuco vs Barinas (Barinas is 9% less expensive) Temuco vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 2% more expensive) Temuco vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 8% more expensive) Temuco vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 1% less expensive) Temuco vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 4% more expensive)
Colombia
Temuco vs Bogota (Bogota is 1% less expensive) Temuco vs Medellin (Medellin is 0% less expensive) Temuco vs Cali (Cali is 16% less expensive) Temuco vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 10% less expensive) Temuco vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 15% less expensive) Temuco vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 37% less expensive) Temuco vs Soacha (Soacha is 15% less expensive) Temuco vs Soledad (Soledad is 4% less expensive) Temuco vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 46% less expensive) Temuco vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 27% less expensive)
Brazil
Temuco vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 16% more expensive) Temuco vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 9% more expensive) Temuco vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 8% less expensive) Temuco vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 18% less expensive) Temuco vs Salvador (Salvador is 15% less expensive) Temuco vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 10% less expensive) Temuco vs Manaus (Manaus is 9% less expensive) Temuco vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 13% less expensive) Temuco vs Recife (Recife is 11% less expensive) Temuco vs Goiania (Goiania is 25% less expensive)
Argentina
Temuco vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 4% more expensive) Temuco vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 6% more expensive) Temuco vs Rosario (Rosario is 28% less expensive) Temuco vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 21% less expensive) Temuco vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 15% less expensive) Temuco vs Salta (Salta is 17% less expensive) Temuco vs San Juan (San Juan is 25% less expensive) Temuco vs Lanus (Lanus is 8% less expensive) Temuco vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 56% less expensive) Temuco vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 19% less expensive)
Bolivia
Temuco vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 13% less expensive) Temuco vs La Paz (La Paz is 23% less expensive) Temuco vs El Alto (El Alto is 27% less expensive) Temuco vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 39% less expensive) Temuco vs Sucre (Sucre is 25% less expensive) Temuco vs Oruro (Oruro is 31% less expensive) Temuco vs Potosi (Potosi is 43% less expensive) Temuco vs Tarija (Tarija is 28% less expensive) Temuco vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 39% less expensive) Temuco vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 12% less expensive)
Paraguay
Temuco vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 24% less expensive) Temuco vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 39% less expensive) Temuco vs Luque (Luque is 31% less expensive) Temuco vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 29% less expensive) Temuco vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 40% less expensive) Temuco vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 53% less expensive) Temuco vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 41% less expensive) Temuco vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 39% less expensive) Temuco vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 38% less expensive)