Atlanta vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	499K	6.26M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 122% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 688th and 4785th ($2628 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 199th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Santiago

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	Atlanta	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$12174

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010

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