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Cover of Chile Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

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Cover of Chile Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

What does buying a home in Chile cost on top of the price? About 2.5 to 3.4% of the price, mostly the agent: UF 71 ($3,000) on a UF 2,000 flat, UF 740 ($31,000) on a UF 30,000 villa.

What does owning a home in Chile cost each year? Cheaper homes pay no property tax; building fees and upkeep do the rest: about UF 46 ($2,000) a year for a UF 2,000 flat, UF 597 ($25,000) for a UF 30,000 villa.

How much do you lose taking your money out when you sell in Chile? Bought for UF 5,000, sold for UF 6,000: living in Chile, you lose only the agent’s fee, since your first 8,000 UF of gains are tax-free.

How much of your rent goes to tax in Chile? Living abroad, about $24 of every $100 of rent goes to tax on a long lease, $8 on Airbnb, where costs eat more of the rent first.

What tax do you pay when you sell a home in Chile? A flat bought for UF 5,000 in 2020 and sold for UF 5,500 shows a CLP 77 million gain in pesos, but only UF 339 is taxed.

Agent, lawyer, notary: who does what in Chile, and what do they charge? In Chile the buyer usually pays the agent too: 2% plus VAT.

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Chile Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

INSIDE THE GUIDE

Every fee you’ll pay, line by line
Who pays what: buyer or seller
Where you can legally pay less
The costs nobody mentions upfront
What owning costs you every year
How much tax you’ll owe on rent
What you’ll pay when you sell
How to move your money in cheaply
Who does what, and what they charge
The tax traps foreigners fall into
What’s changed in the last 12 months
What could go wrong, and how to avoid it

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Verified data with sourcesUpdated in November 2026