Cordoba vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cordoba	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1049	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2539	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$400	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$675	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	91
😀 Quality of life	64	81
🏙️ Population	1.33M	6.26M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 5% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5212th and 4939th ($1049 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Argentina and Chile, respectively. Check Argentina vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Cordoba ranked 3rd best city to live in Argentina vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5409th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Santiago

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	Cordoba	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$411	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	38.48%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2593	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1676	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.05	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.9	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.6	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$208	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3280	$9190

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$867
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$716
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$813
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$750
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$788
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$781
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$756
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$779
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$802
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$801
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$571
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$761
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$764
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$642
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$789
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$739
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$667
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$646
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$578
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$832
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$875
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$868
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$838
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$835
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$877
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$897
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$671
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$752
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$866
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$963
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$603
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$633
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$639
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$591
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$855

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