Charlotte vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	91
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	875K	6.26M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 123% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 761st and 4686th ($2528 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 252nd and 764th 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	$16.6	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$8040

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731