Cleveland vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cleveland	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1908	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4494	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3261	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	91
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	373K	6.26M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 72% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2297th and 4939th ($1908 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 Cleveland compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Cleveland ranked 90th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 284th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Santiago

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	Cleveland	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.8	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1450	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.73	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.3	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18787	$9190

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1950
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2015
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1899
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$2019
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$2000
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$2024
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$2019
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$2062
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1954
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$2018
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1855
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1974
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1986
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1839
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1841
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1971
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1908
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1737
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1735
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1884
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1844
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1784
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1631
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1672
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1482
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1477
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1410
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$2061
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2314

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