Minneapolis vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	86	92
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	430K	6.26M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 100% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1119th and 4795th ($2384 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 263rd and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Santiago

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	Minneapolis	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$10578

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

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