Detroit vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	639K	6.26M

The cost of living in Detroit is 67% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1856th and 4604th ($2006 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 216th and 705th 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	$17.4	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$7298

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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