Dallas vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dallas is 113% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 700th and 4604th ($2550 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 113th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Santiago

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	Dallas	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$7298

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534