Columbus vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	906K	6.26M

The cost of living in Columbus is 88% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1248th and 4604th ($2252 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 242nd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Santiago

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	Columbus	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$7298

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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