George Town vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	91
😀 Quality of life	77	77
🏙️ Population	41K	6.26M

The cost of living in George Town is 214% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 32nd and 4828th ($3374 vs $1075) 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 1.4 months in George Town compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 754th and 685th 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	$30.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$6400

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

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