Baltimore vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	586K	6.26M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 110% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1219th and 4939th ($2323 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 128th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Santiago

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	Baltimore	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$9190

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827