Buenos Aires vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$402
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
91
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
3.12M
6.26M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 24% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6099th and 4604th ($909 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Chile, respectively. Check Argentina vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 1789th and 705th 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
$9.98
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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