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Santiago

Chile
6.50of 10
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Comparing with

Montevideo

Uruguay
7.03of 10
+ 3rd place
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Result
Montevideo wins 3 of 5

The biggest gap is in stability and safety.

FinancialSantiago+0.26.3 × 6.2
SafetyMontevideo+1.25.8 × 7.0
CurrencyMontevideo+0.87.3 × 8.0
QualityMontevideo+0.96.5 × 7.4
Integration—+0.07.2 × 7.2

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
SantiagoMontevideo
Financial environmentweight 30%
10.0
Tax burden
9.0
3.0
Cost of living
3.0
7.0
Ease of doing business
7.0
5.0
Investment returns
6.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
6.0
Entry and residence
6.0
6.0
Political and social stability
10.0
5.0
Personal and property safety
3.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
8.0
Currency stability
8.0
6.0
Strength against the dollar
9.0
7.0
Purchasing power
7.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
8.0
Infrastructure and services
7.0
6.0
Culture and lifestyle
7.0
4.0
Environmental quality
9.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
8.0
Language and communication
8.0
6.0
Communities and support networks
6.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
Santiago
your income
US$ 1,114
Montevideo
US$ 1,515
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Santiago, left overUS$ 339a month
In Montevideo, shortUS$ 62a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

SantiagoMontevideo
0h20h40h60h80hRent65.3 × 83.5Groceries29.1 × 39.8Transport4.8 × 8.9Health6.3 × 11.5Utilities17.6 × 22Leisure9.7 × 14.9

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Santiago
62 days
Montevideo
94 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Montevideo takes more tax than Santiago. See next to it how much comes back as services.

What the State costs you

SantiagoMontevideo
Income tax and social security11%17%
Tax on purchases6%9%
Paid twice (health insurance)4%7%
Total cost of the State21%32%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: sii.cl (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · spensiones.cl (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · seguros.sura.cl (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · calculatam.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · bps.gub.uy (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · impo.com.uy (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · asesp.com.uy (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
SantiagoSpanish
MontevideoSpanish
Currency
SantiagoCLP
MontevideoUYU
Time zone
SantiagoUTC-4
MontevideoUTC-3
Population
Santiago544,388 (2024)
Montevideo1,302,721 (2023)

Compare with YOUR real life

Connect Rikezas: your real spending, your real taxes and the year you reach financial independence in each place.

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