Lima vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$426
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
9.94M
6.26M

The cost of living in Lima is 13% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5780th and 4828th ($932 vs $1075) 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4655th and 685th 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
$4.3
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$6400

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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