Memphis vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	91
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	633K	6.26M

The cost of living in Memphis is 65% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2179th and 4686th ($1874 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 279th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Santiago

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	Memphis	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$8040

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

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