Austin vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	962K	6.26M

The cost of living in Austin is 106% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 812th and 4604th ($2473 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 116th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Santiago

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	Austin	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$7298

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534