Fresno vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fresno	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2566	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5572	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1667	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2747	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3632	$844
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	91
😀 Quality of life	81	81
🏙️ Population	542K	6.26M

The cost of living in Fresno is 132% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 775th and 4939th ($2566 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 687th 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 1.4 months in Fresno compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Fresno ranked 214th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 701st and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Santiago

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	Fresno	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1381	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2356	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2328	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$330	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2769	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2790	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.28	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.62	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$977	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13048	$9190

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2503
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2551
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2554
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2599
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2531
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2479
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2496
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2586
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2120
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2295
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2161
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2383
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2794
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2577
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2653
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2426
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2407
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2650
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2841
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2839
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2942
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2763
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2313
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2576
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2452
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2248
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$2955
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3082
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2501
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2679
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2721
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3748
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2446
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2114
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1905
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2840
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2270

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827