Cape Town vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$484	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	91
😀 Quality of life	60	77
🏙️ Population	434K	6.26M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 18% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6078th and 4828th ($881 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Chile, respectively. Check South Africa vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5406th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Santiago

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	Cape Town	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$6400

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

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