Memphis vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Memphis	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4344	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1037	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1681	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4085	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	91
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	633K	6.26M

The cost of living in Memphis is 65% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2436th and 4828th ($1769 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th 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 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 173rd and 685th 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	$13.7	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.81	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$822	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1364	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1364	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.65	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1447	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27049	$6400

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300

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