Miami vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Miami	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3068	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7133	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$2069	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$3842	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$687	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4346	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	91
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	442K	6.26M

The cost of living in Miami is 185% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 101st and 4828th ($3068 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Miami ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 114th and 685th 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	$23.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2508	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1739	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4833	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6306	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3813	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.47	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1151	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28464	$6400

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783

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