⭐️ Total score |
2.18/5 (Rank #707)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,073 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 15Mbps (avg)
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⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C61°F (feels 16°C61°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 74%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Good: 51 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Low:
$1,150 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Latin America |
🚩 Country | Chile |
🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 15 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 16°C 61°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels 16°C 61°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 52 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 1,000 CLP in USD | USD 1.07 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CLP 100,000 = USD 107 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Lighthouse Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 210,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $13,794 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 94% 👱♀️ 6% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | LAN |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,073 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,023 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,064 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $590 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,665 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,458 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $313 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $107,343 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $78 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $48 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $247 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $3,757 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $6 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild |
Real (median) |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 84% |
nice 83% |
nice 83% |
nice 80% |
nice 73% |
damp 74% |
damp 74% |
damp 75% |
damp 71% |
damp 72% |
nice 78% |
nice 79% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
Cloud |
pockets 26% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 28% |
Air quality |
clean 45 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 13 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
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