Cordoba vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cordoba	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2312	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$360	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	44	91
😀 Quality of life	62	77
🏙️ Population	1.33M	6.26M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 18% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5904th and 4686th ($926 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4922nd and 764th 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	$9.59	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.99%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.01	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2093	$8040

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$820
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$808
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$697
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$775
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$677
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$722
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$759
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$749
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$731
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$742
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$737
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$764
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$680
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$823
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$698
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$579
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$699
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$665
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$693
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$679
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$768
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$746
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$785
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$799
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$790
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$803
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$815
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$823
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$619
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$730
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$826
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$865
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$582
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$661
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$511
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$571
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$842

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