Memphis vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	633K	6.26M

The cost of living in Memphis is 62% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2305th and 4785th ($1917 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 311th and 637th 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	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$12174

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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