Cape Town vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$773
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$881
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
92
😀 Quality of life
55
80
🏙️ Population
3.78M
6.26M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 15% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4432nd and 4795th ($1366 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6382nd and 688th 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
$12.5
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$10578

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849