Santiago - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the relative size of the expatriate community? How would you describe overall morale among expatriates?
Medium. Overall morale seems to be good for families and ok for singles and couples without kids. This is a ‘find your own activities’ posting and there’s so much to do. - Jun 2026
Large. A surprising number of people have issues here, I think because of the bureaucracy, and maybe the difficulty in getting involved in the local culture. Generally the people who explore the country more seem happier. - Dec 2020
Somewhat large. - Jun 2019
Several thousands. No sure about the morale. I would guess generally good. - Feb 2016
Large expat community. Morale varies depending on how flexible the people you are speaking with are. - Nov 2014
Large and varied, lively and,active, in fairly good spirits in spite of closed nature of Chilean community. - Oct 2014
Quite large. There are lots of foreign mining companies, banks, and lots of people who have chosen to move to Chile. - Sep 2011
Fairly large. - Jul 2010
Fairly large, there's also a group for American women married to Chilean men. - Jul 2009
Large. - Apr 2009
There is a nice sized American and Korean missonary community. Also many expats from Korea, the US and Europe who work in the Industrial Free Zone are here with their families. - Sep 2008
Very large. - Jul 2008