Columbus vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	906K	6.26M

The cost of living in Columbus is 105% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4828th ($2202 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 202nd and 685th 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	$18.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$6400

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440