Baltimore vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	586K	6.26M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 88% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1414th and 4795th ($2234 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 164th and 688th 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	$17.3	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$10578

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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