Arlington vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	394K	6.26M

The cost of living in Arlington is 60% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2397th and 4795th ($1907 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1st 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 894th and 688th 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	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$10578

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849