Boston vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	676K	6.26M

The cost of living in Boston is 230% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 27th and 4939th ($3652 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 71st and 672nd 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	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$9190

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827