Los Angeles vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.26M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 182% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 80th and 4686th ($3196 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 58th and 764th 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	$21.7	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$8040

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731