Los Angeles vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$860
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.26M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 188% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 62nd and 4785th ($3420 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 50th and 637th 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	$22.4	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$12174

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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