Boston vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	676K	6.26M

The cost of living in Boston is 189% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 32nd and 4604th ($3467 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 Boston compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 89th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Santiago

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	Boston	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$7298

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

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