Charlotte vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	91
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	875K	6.26M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 118% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 574th and 4604th ($2615 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 230th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Santiago

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	Charlotte	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$7298

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088

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