Minneapolis vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	91
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	430K	6.26M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 108% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4828th ($2240 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 158th and 685th 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	$19.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$6400

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690

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