Lima vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$453
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
91
😀 Quality of life
71
81
🏙️ Population
9.94M
6.26M

The cost of living in Lima is 6% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5274th and 4939th ($1040 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Chile, respectively. Check Peru vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3631st and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Santiago

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Lima Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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