South America
Chile
Capital Santiago · 19M people · Peso
- Top cities
- 6.6MSantiago
- 365KAntofagasta
- 838KValparaíso
- 235KPuerto Montt
- 355KTemuco
- CostPricey≈23% over Latin America
- SafetyCaution2.0/5
- MobilityLimited2.6/5
- CultureGood3.5/5
- ClimateVariable-2–31°
Top cities
- Santiago6.6M residents
- Antofagasta365K residents
- Valparaíso838K residents
- Puerto Montt235K residents
- Temuco355K residents
Source: GeoNames


Cost of living in Chile
On the pricey side for Latin America.
Chile is pricier than 14 of 15 Latin America countries — roughly 23% above the Latin America median of $1,397/mo.
Costs barely vary by city, so where you settle in Chile won't make or break your budget.
Good to know — low cost often trades against local salaries and visa options — budget for income, not just spending. Learn how we measure this →
Safety in Chile
The one thing to watch: road accidents.
Chile is safer than 12 of 15 Latin America countries — comfortably above the Latin America median (1.2/5).
Road accidents: highest in Coyhaique, far calmer elsewhere — a local risk, not a national one.
Good to know — a calm national average can hide neighbourhood-level crime — research the specific district you would live in. Learn how we measure this →
Getting around Chile
Mobility in Chile depends on the city — Santiago leads, Coyhaique trails.
Chile is easier to get around than 12 of 15 Latin America countries — a notch above the Latin America median (2.4/5).
Santiago reaches 2.8 while Coyhaique sits at 1.0 — choose by city, not by country.
Good to know — strong airport access can coexist with weak everyday transit — check the mode you would actually use. Learn how we measure this →
Culture in Chile
Culture in Chile concentrates in its big cities — Santiago leads, Coyhaique is lighter.
Chile is richer in culture than 8 of 15 Latin America countries — a notch above the Latin America median (3.2/5).
Santiago reaches 3.7 while Coyhaique sits at 1.3 — check the specific city, not the country.
- Theatre
- Festivals
- Theatre
- Museums
- Cultural
- Ancient civilization
- Cultural
- Ancient civilization
2000UNESCO ↗- Cultural
- Cultural crossroads
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- Cultural crossroads
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- Architectural landmark
Good to know — a strong national culture score can be carried by one or two big cities — check the specific city, not only the country average. Learn how we measure this →
Airports in Chile
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is Chile's busiest gateway.
Chile is busier than 47 of 87 countries worldwide. It sees ~2 air passengers per resident a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.
8 major airports handle about 36M passengers a year. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.
Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →
Passport strength in Chile

Chile's passport ranks #16 worldwide — 161 destinations visa-free.
This is the passport you’d gain by naturalizing here — a long-horizon payoff measured in years of residency, not a signal for the move itself.
- Mobility
- #16161 destinations
- GDP reach
- #3590.8% of world GDP
- Heritage
- #241,110 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →
Climate in Chile
Warm summers, gentle winters.
Where most people in Chile live, it's typically -2° to 31° feels-like across the year; sun is plentiful, up to ~359 days a year in Iquique.
Feels-like °C — where most people live, vs the city-to-city spread
Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →
Who thrives in Chile
Chile suits a wide range of lifestyles.
Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Mountain Seeker leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.
Great fit
Decent fit
Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →