Los Angeles vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$844
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.26M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 203% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 65th and 4939th ($3361 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 74th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Santiago

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	Los Angeles	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$9190

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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