Chicago vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.26M

The cost of living in Chicago is 122% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 483rd and 4604th ($2667 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 20th and 705th 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	$21	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$7298

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534