Long Beach vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	467K	6.26M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 126% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 604th and 4785th ($2683 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 958th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Santiago

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	Long Beach	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$12174

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895