Edmonton vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	92
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.26M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 58% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2524th and 4795th ($1878 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 193rd and 688th 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	$16.1	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$10578

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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