Chicago vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.26M

The cost of living in Chicago is 137% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 375th and 4795th ($2822 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 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 22nd and 688th 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	$19.9	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$10578

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849