Milwaukee vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	92
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	577K	6.26M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 75% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4795th ($2078 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 260th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Santiago

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	Milwaukee	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$10578

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849