Buenos Aires vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$555
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$860
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
77
81
🏙️ Population
3.12M
6.26M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 5% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4647th and 4785th ($1247 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Argentina and Chile, respectively. Check Argentina vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1053rd and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Santiago

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Buenos Aires Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895