Edmonton vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$996	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	92
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.26M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 55% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2656th and 4785th ($1835 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 133rd and 637th 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	$18	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$12174

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895