Charlotte vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$674
😷 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 152% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 361st and 4828th ($2710 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 191st and 685th 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	$15.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$6400

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2350
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2223
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2287
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1935
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2073
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2153
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2112
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2094
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1573
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1902
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1932
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2139
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2084
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2052
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2082
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2190
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$1855
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2181
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1991
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2184
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1949
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1888
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2236
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2664
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2119
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2105
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2119

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