Baltimore vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	586K	6.26M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 88% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1429th and 4785th ($2224 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 138th and 637th 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	$16.7	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$12174

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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