Miami vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3103
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7450
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$2075
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$4080
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4410
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
85
91
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
442K
6.26M

The cost of living in Miami is 159% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 103rd and 4604th ($3103 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Miami ranked 18th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 109th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Santiago

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Miami Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.8
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.5
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$5.26
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2446
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1765
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4939
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3570
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6519
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$115
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.61
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.85
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.55
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$152
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25328
$7298

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Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2562
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2644
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2647
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2717
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2808
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2724
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3058
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2691
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2629
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2623
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2573
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2727
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2608
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2538
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2513
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2540
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$3991
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2571
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2424
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2418
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2359
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2315
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2429
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2484
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2248
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2860

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534