Medellin vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$387
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
91
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
2.53M
6.26M

The cost of living in Medellin is 19% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6140th and 4828th ($867 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Chile, respectively. Check Colombia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5994th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Santiago

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Medellin Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$6400

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440