Boston vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Boston	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3345	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7700	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$2257	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$3867	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$739	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5860	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	676K	6.26M

The cost of living in Boston is 211% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 35th and 4828th ($3345 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Boston compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 83rd and 685th 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	$22.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2636	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4850	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11687	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6831	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.14	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.29	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.02	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2399	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27937	$6400

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2847
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2723
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2746
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2915
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2905
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2698
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2859
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2338
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2677
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2773
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2556
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2823
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$2537
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2522
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2594
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2787
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2750

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440