Edmonton vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edmonton	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1732	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$950	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$521	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	91
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.26M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 61% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2554th and 4828th ($1732 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 77th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Santiago

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	Edmonton	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$718	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1166	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.3	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$638	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7157	$6400

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1694
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1688
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2113
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1860
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1835
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1696
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1424
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1718
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2484
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2276
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1526
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2022
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$1795
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2445
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2023
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1526
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1568
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2034
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2407
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2595
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2564
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2251
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2329
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1908

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440