Houston vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$674
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Houston is 107% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1234th and 4828th ($2221 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 86th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Santiago

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	Houston	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$6400

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

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