Mesa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	91
😀 Quality of life	73	77
🏙️ Population	504K	6.26M

The cost of living in Mesa is 113% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 933rd and 4686th ($2413 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1561st and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Santiago

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	Mesa	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$8040

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

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