Columbus vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	906K	6.26M

The cost of living in Columbus is 97% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1512th and 4939th ($2181 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 217th and 672nd 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	$19.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$9190

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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