Boston vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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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