Lima vs Viña del Mar

According to the 2024 census, the commune of Viña del Mar has 334,871 people and neighboring Valparaíso 284,938. The region's aging index is 98.6 versus 79 for the country.

OfficialINE: first results of the 2024 census for the Valparaíso region · checked 29 Sep 2026

A 100 m² three-bedroom apartment: Barranco 4345 soles a month, San Isidro 4182, Miraflores 3864, Surco 3070, La Molina 2509 (July 2026).

SpecialistInfobae: Urbania Index, apartment rents by district of Lima, July 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

Apartment price per m²: San Isidro 2605 dollars, Barranco 2556, Miraflores 2464, Surco 1818, La Molina 1510 (Q1 2026, central bank BCRP).

OfficialBCRP: apartment sale prices by district of Lima, dollars per m², Q1 2025 - Q1 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

An apartment in Reñaca is 13.7–21 UF a month, that is 562–862k pesos ($580–890). A house for a family is from 1.3 million pesos. Building maintenance fees are on top.

SpecialistLas Últimas Noticias (lunmas.cl): rent and sale prices by Reñaca neighborhood, table based on Inciti.com data · checked 29 Sep 2026

A two-bedroom with two bathrooms in February 2024: Santa Julia 426k pesos, Recreo 511k, Viña center 585k a month. Data as of February 2024.

SpecialistPuranoticia: rent by sector in Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, Portal Inmobiliario study · checked 29 Sep 2026

A house in Reñaca costs 11.7–19.7k UF, that is 480–808 million pesos ($0.5–0.84 million). An apartment there is 4.2–7.2k UF.

SpecialistLas Últimas Noticias (lunmas.cl): rent and sale prices by Reñaca neighborhood, table based on Inciti.com data · checked 29 Sep 2026

By actual transactions, a meter of housing costs 66.1 UF in Viña, 59.7 in Concón and 23.7 in Valparaíso. The neighboring city is almost three times cheaper.

SpecialistGrupo Colibrí: median price per m² from property registry transactions, Viña del Mar, Concón, Valparaíso · checked 29 Sep 2026

The INEI minimum food basket for Lima is 307 soles per person a month, about 1228 for a family of four. Figures for 2025.

OfficialINEI: Perú, evolución de la pobreza monetaria 2016-2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026

A family of four in Lima counts as poor at spending below 2272 soles a month. The average Lima resident spends 1014 soles, about 4056 for four.

OfficialINEI: Perú, evolución de la pobreza monetaria 2016-2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026

The minimum food basket is 92,327 pesos per person per month, about 369k for four ($382). The figure is for the whole country.

OfficialChile's Ministry of Social Development: cost of the basic food basket and poverty lines, August 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

The poverty line for a family of four without rent is 671,031 pesos a month. With an apartment in Reñaca, food, water and internet, it comes to 1–1.3 million.

OfficialChile's Ministry of Social Development: cost of the basic food basket and poverty lines, August 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

Well-known private schools in Lima for 2026: 1600–4426 soles a month plus an entrance fee. The American School Roosevelt: from 1747 dollars a month.

SpecialistInfobae: cost of private schools in Lima for 2026 based on the list by Padres magazine · checked 29 Sep 2026

The Sagrados Corazones school in Viña: 340–415k pesos a month. The German school of Valparaíso (located in Viña): 14.28 UF, about 586k pesos.

SpecialistColegio Sagrados Corazones Monjas Francesas, Viña del Mar: enrollment circular for 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

With a foreigner's card (carné de extranjería), a family can take the public insurance SIS Independiente: 39 soles a month for one person, 115 for a family of four or more. There is also a free plan.

OfficialSIS: questions and rates of the SIS Independiente plan · checked 29 Sep 2026

The region has 16 accredited high-complexity inpatient facilities, at least seven of them in Viña: the Fricke hospital, and the Reñaca and Ciudad del Mar clinics.

OfficialSuperintendencia de Salud: register of accredited health facilities in the Valparaíso region · checked 29 Sep 2026

The new terminal opened on 30 May 2025: 30 million passengers in the first year, up to 40 million by 2026. The first flights were LATAM to Atlanta and Iberia from Madrid.

OfficialMTC: opening of the new terminal at Jorge Chávez airport · checked 29 Sep 2026

The Metropolitano with a feeder route across the whole city is 3.50 soles; short trips on corridor buses are 1–1.50. The second metro line is free for now.

OfficialATU: how to save money on the Metropolitano and corridor buses · checked 29 Sep 2026

To Santiago it is about two hours by bus. About 400 departures a day from seven companies, tickets from 4,130 pesos (about $4).

SpecialistCheckMyBus: Santiago - Viña del Mar buses, schedules and prices · checked 29 Sep 2026

The coldest month is August: average minimum 14.6 degrees, maximum 18.4. July and September are almost the same; in February it is 19.4 and 26.5.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Lima · checked 29 Sep 2026

There is almost no rain: about 13 mm a year, and no month above 5.4 mm. In winter, instead of rain there is garúa drizzle, which wets the streets but barely shows up in millimetres.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Lima · checked 29 Sep 2026

In winter humidity is above 90% and reaches 99%: fog, garúa drizzle, dense cloud cover by the sea. Because of the dampness, 15 degrees feels like 13–14.

SpecialistAndina: winter 2025 in Lima, SENAMHI forecast for temperature and humidity · checked 29 Sep 2026

The average temperature in July 2026 at the Viña del Mar station was 11.7 °C: about 16 in the daytime and about 8 at night. Frost is rare: the month's minimum was 1.0 °C.

OfficialChilean Meteorological Service: July 2026 temperature, Viña del Mar Ad. (Torquemada) station, code 320041 · checked 29 Sep 2026

In 2025 the Viña del Mar station recorded 371.8 mm, 91% of it from May to August. The summer is almost without rain: 0.7 mm in January.

OfficialChilean Meteorological Service: 2025 rainfall, Viña del Mar Ad. (Torquemada) station · checked 29 Sep 2026

In 2025, 27.6% of Lima residents aged over 15 were victims of crime. In the zone with Miraflores and San Isidro it was 21.5%, in the east with La Molina 31.3%.

OfficialINEI: Victimización en el Perú 2025, ENAPRES survey · checked 29 Sep 2026

The IGP geophysical institute expects an earthquake stronger than M8.8 near Lima with a tsunami above 8 m. The last one like that was in 1746; when the next will come is unknown.

OfficialIGP: the 1746 earthquake and the expected seismic scenario for Lima · checked 29 Sep 2026

The fire of 2–3 February 2024 in Viña, Quilpué and Villa Alemana: 136 dead according to MINVU (135–137 in other documents), more than 7 thousand homes destroyed.

OfficialChile's Ministry of Housing (MINVU): minister's report on the reconstruction of Viña del Mar, Quilpué and Villa Alemana, data as of 31 July 2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026

The coast of Viña falls in a possible tsunami zone: SHOA has an inundation map and SENAPRED an evacuation plan. A strong tremor near the sea means going uphill immediately.

OfficialSHOA: tsunami inundation maps (CITSU), including Valparaíso - Viña del Mar · checked 29 Sep 2026

In the first half of 2025 there were 9 homicides in Viña, 11 in Valparaíso and 5 in Quilpué. Per 100k inhabitants, Viña is calmer than neighboring Valparaíso.

OfficialHomicide victims report for the first half of 2025, with figures by commune · checked 29 Sep 2026

WIN fibre in Lima: 500 Mbit/s for 99 soles a month, 850 for 119, 1000 for 139. The line is symmetric, traffic is unlimited, and the first month is cheaper.

SpecialistWIN: home fiber-optic internet plans for Lima and Callao · checked 29 Sep 2026

Fiber from 12,990 pesos a month on promotion, and the median price after the promotion is 26,990 (about $28). Tariffs are nationwide; availability is checked by address.

SpecialistRedify: catalog of home fiber internet plans in Chile · checked 29 Sep 2026

Luz del Sur from August 2026: 75.56 centimos per kWh for consumption above 140 kWh and 2.66 soles a month. For 300 kWh the bill comes to about 229 soles.

OfficialLuz del Sur: electricity tariffs including IGV, pliego of 4 August 2026 (document “Tarifas - Setiembre 2026”) · checked 29 Sep 2026

Water and sewerage: the first 10 m³ at 3.58 soles, more after that. A bill for 15 m³ is about 72 soles with IGV tax; this is a calculation based on the Sedapal tariff.

OfficialSunass: resolution 00145-2025-SUNASS-CD, Sedapal tariff structure for year 5 of the 2022-2027 period · checked 30 Sep 2026

Piped gas from Cálidda, September 2026: about 1.73 soles per m³ with tax and 1.29 soles a month. For 30 m³ it comes to about 53 soles. The network is not available everywhere.

OfficialCálidda: tariff table for piped gas in Lima and Callao, service for September 2026 (Osinergmin) · checked 30 Sep 2026

Chilquinta electricity: about 292 pesos per kWh and 1,245 a month, IVA not shown in the table. For 300 kWh, about 89k pesos, or about 106k with 19% IVA ($110).

OfficialChilquinta: electricity tariffs for residential customers, table by commune, September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

The average bill for water and sewerage at 13 m³ a month in Greater Valparaíso is 30,314 pesos (about $31) under the ESVAL 2025–2030 tariff.

SpecialistPortal Innova: new ESVAL tariff decree, average water bill in Greater Valparaíso · checked 29 Sep 2026

Gasvalpo piped gas: 1,665 pesos per m³ in the 60–100 m³ band. A winter month with gas heating is about 100 m³, which is roughly 176k pesos ($183).

OfficialGasvalpo: list of services and natural gas tariffs, updated 1 September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026