Chile / South America
Iquique is an indexed city in Chile (South America), with a metropolitan population of about ~188K. This profile brings together deterministic city-intelligence indicators for Iquique spanning cost of living, climate, safety and quality of life, economy and jobs, education, and healthcare. Iquique is a south america city of about ~188K in Chile. On the composite city-intelligence score, Iquique sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (68/100).
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Composite profile
68/100
Use the Iquique profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Chile and across South America, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
68/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 68/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 62/100 | Iquique's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 62/100 | Iquique's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 76/100 | Iquique's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 68/100 | Iquique's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 72/100 | Iquique's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 68/100 | Iquique's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 68/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Iquique is estimated to be a generally safe city (70/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Iquique has a high quality-of-life estimate (76/100), with notable strengths in healthcare and green space.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Iquique scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Iquique is high for remote workers (72/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Iquique is high for retirement (73/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a comfortable climate.
Local public safety guidance for Iquique, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Iquique, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Chile emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Iquique, with national-level information from Chile where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Iquique, see the Chile healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Iquique, with national-level context from Chile where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Iquique, see the Chile transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Iquique. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Iquique will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Iquique drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — strong quality of life (76/100), with nearby nature such as Salar de Pintados, Punta Patache.
Strong (75/100) on safety, schools and green space.
More affordable than average; about CLP 889,000/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jan, coldest in Jul.
Mainly tourism, mining, hospitality.
A mediterranean climate, averaging about 24.8°C.
Higher education is good (60/100).
Healthcare access is good (60/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (68/100).
Within ~170 km: Salar de Pintados, Punta Patache.
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Iquique's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Iquique's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Iquique's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Iquique's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Iquique's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Iquique's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living estimates for Iquique — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Iquique — Mediterranean climate, annual average 24.8°C, comfort score 78/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Iquique — tourism economy, economy score 64/100, key industries including tourism, mining, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Iquique — regional education center, education score 56/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Iquique — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 60/100, retirement score 68/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Iquique using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Iquique — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Iquique using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Iquique using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Iquique. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Regional discovery collections that include Iquique — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Weekend escapes · 28 places across 25 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Iquique — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Weekend Nature Retreats · 40 places across 25 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Iquique, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Iquique has a high quality-of-life estimate (76/100), with notable strengths in healthcare and green space. Visitors can also reach nature such as Salar de Pintados, Punta Patache and Camarones valley within weekend range.
Iquique has a high quality-of-life estimate (76/100), with notable strengths in healthcare and green space. It indexes 76/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Iquique spends roughly CLP 889,000 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near CLP 472,000. Overall the city is more affordable than average for Chile. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for below-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Iquique is high for remote workers (72/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Iquique's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, technology and education and research. Iquique has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, mining and hospitality.
Iquique offers solid infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 69/100.
Iquique is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Social Sciences, Engineering and Computer Science.
Iquique offers a moderate student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods, relatively affordable living and strong quality of life.
Iquique has a regional healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 60/100. Residents have solid access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Iquique offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 68/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Iquique has a mediterranean climate, averaging about 24.8°C annually with roughly 400 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jan and the coldest Jul. The driest is typically Jan.
Iquique is estimated to be a generally safe city (70/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Iquique indexes a walkability score of 76 and a cycling score of 61 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Iquique include Salar de Pintados, Punta Patache and Camarones valley. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Iquique scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
Iquique rates 58/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 92/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Salar de Pintados, Punta Patache and Camarones valley supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Iquique profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Chile and across South America, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations. Its standout dimensions are energy (76/100) and internet speed (72/100). The area most worth watching is air quality (62/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Chile country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Iquique appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.