Mesa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	91
😀 Quality of life	75	81
🏙️ Population	504K	6.26M

The cost of living in Mesa is 118% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 998th and 4939th ($2417 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1816th and 672nd 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	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$9190

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827