Mesa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	92
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	504K	6.26M

The cost of living in Mesa is 93% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1283rd and 4795th ($2298 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th 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 29th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 142nd and 688th 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	$19.9	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$10578

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849