Las Vegas vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Las Vegas	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5103	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2376	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4304	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	91
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	642K	6.26M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 87% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1265th and 4604th ($2246 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1114th 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 Las Vegas compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Las Vegas ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 240th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Santiago

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	Las Vegas	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1989	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2716	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.31	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.41	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.72	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1002	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9634	$7298

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2239
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2309
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2253
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2639
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2256
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1842
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1886
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2152
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2163
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2641
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2416
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1638
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$1705
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2536
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2514
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2632
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2356
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2560
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2302
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2638
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2256
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2469
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2591
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2449
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2435
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2470
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2482
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2497
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2054
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2896
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2493
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2484
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2674
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3152
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2630
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2611

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