Mesa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mesa	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2425	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5586	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2692	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$679	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.6	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4753	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	91
😀 Quality of life	74	77
🏙️ Population	504K	6.26M

The cost of living in Mesa is 126% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 807th and 4828th ($2425 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 730th 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 months in Mesa compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Mesa ranked 293rd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1211th and 685th 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	$24.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.55	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1575	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2507	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2344	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2950	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.74	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1084	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10431	$6400

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2427
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2390
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2405
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2414
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2485
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2428
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2347
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2379
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2105
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2275
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$2042
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2043
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$874
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2692
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$2008
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1941
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$865
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1886
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2687
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1054

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