Detroit vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	86	77
🏙️ Population	639K	6.26M

The cost of living in Detroit is 82% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1678th and 4686th ($2064 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 315th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Santiago

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	Detroit	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$8040

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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