Kansas vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kansas	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2110	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5277	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1160	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3972	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	91
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	508K	6.26M

The cost of living in Kansas is 90% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1700th and 4939th ($2110 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1417th 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 Kansas compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Kansas ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 299th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Santiago

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	Kansas	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.2	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2072	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.49	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28880	$9190

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2311
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1902
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2248
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2052
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1647
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1841
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2261
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1943
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1912
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1893
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1368
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1761
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1638
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1875
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1830
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1848
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1280
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1522
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1963
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1535
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1614
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1729
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2106
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1899
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1855

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