Chicago vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.26M

The cost of living in Chicago is 140% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 358th and 4785th ($2851 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 2nd 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 Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 18th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Santiago

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	Chicago	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$12174

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895