Miami vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	91
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	442K	6.26M

The cost of living in Miami is 187% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 118th and 4939th ($3178 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 119th and 672nd 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	$27	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$9190

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

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