Charlotte vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$844
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
91
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
875K
6.26M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 119% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 986th and 4939th ($2423 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 234th and 672nd 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
$16.8
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$9190

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827