Miami vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	91
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	442K	6.26M

The cost of living in Miami is 171% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 119th and 4686th ($3075 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 140th and 764th 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	$23.6	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$8040

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731