George Town vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	91
😀 Quality of life	78	78
🏙️ Population	41K	6.26M

The cost of living in George Town is 204% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 17th and 4604th ($3644 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Chile, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 703rd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Santiago

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	George Town	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$7298

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534