Columbus vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	906K	6.26M

The cost of living in Columbus is 89% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1476th and 4686th ($2145 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 249th and 764th 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	$18.9	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$8040

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731