Fresno vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
91
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
542K
6.26M

The cost of living in Fresno is 94% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1603rd and 4828th ($2083 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Fresno ranked 1706th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4568th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fresno Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$6400

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140

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