Dallas vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dallas is 118% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 837th and 4686th ($2471 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 130th and 764th 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	$18.8	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$8040

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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