Louisville vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Louisville	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4440	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1899	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3987	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	91
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	246K	6.26M

The cost of living in Louisville is 67% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2519th and 4939th ($1847 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1889th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Louisville ranked 89th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 281st and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Santiago

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	Louisville	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1046	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1832	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1620	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3372	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3052	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.44	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.34	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1218	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15931	$9190

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017

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