El Paso vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	92
😀 Quality of life	85	80
🏙️ Population	679K	6.26M

The cost of living in El Paso is 54% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2753rd and 4795th ($1828 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 472nd and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Santiago

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	El Paso	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$10578

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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