Iquique Scores

  • Air quality:
  • Racial tolerance: The citizens of is quite tolerant and respectful of the bearers of any other nationality or race, their mentality, national languages, cultures, behavior, appearance.

  • Safety: In general, the situation in Iquique is calm, the average level of safety, but in some areas there are exceptions. Please be vigilant.
  • Quality of life: Iquique performs above average in subjective well-being, jobs and wages, income and well-being, health, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work and leisure balance, housing and personal safety.

  • LGBTQ friendly: The majority of respondents are against equal rights for gays and lesbians.

  • English: It will not be easy to communicate directly with the locals – few people speak English, except for the staff of large hotels and restaurants.

  • Workspaces: Unfortunately, it is hard to find places to work from.

  • Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $2000.
  • Female friendly: Women are still not only dependent on the will of men, but also systematically continue to be subjected to humiliation and discrimination on the basis of gender.

  • Walkability: Iquique has many beautiful parks, squares and walkways for walking with children. There are wide sidewalks along the roads, and there are paths for cyclists.

  • Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.

  • Startup friendly: Unfortunately, startup score in Iquique is pretty low. Most startups struggle due to different obstacles.

  • Free WiFi: Unfortunately, there are very few points in Iquique that provide free Wi-Fi, and those that do have a weak Internet signal, so in many cafes wifi Internet is available only at a low speed.

  • Fits for families: There are not so many places where you can spend a good time with your family and children, but almost all of them provide excellent service.

  • Education: The level of secondary and higher education in Iquique can be described as very high.

  • Level of happiness: More people satisfied with their daily activities and lives.

  • Internet: There is high-speed Internet in Iquique.
  • Entertainment: Unfortunately, Iquique does not have a lot of cafes and restaurants, places to relax and to have some entertainment.

  • Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Iquique to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.

  • Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.

  • Income: Unfortunately, the local population has very low salaries as low as $1200 a month.