Arlington vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	394K	6.26M

The cost of living in Arlington is 61% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2324th and 4785th ($1913 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 2nd in the United States and Chile, respectively. Check the United States vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 895th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Santiago

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	Arlington	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$12174

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895