Detroit vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	639K	6.26M

The cost of living in Detroit is 71% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1947th and 4795th ($2032 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 318th and 688th 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	$18.1	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$10578

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849