New Orleans vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	91
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	384K	6.26M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 100% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1427th and 4939th ($2219 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 252nd and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Santiago

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	New Orleans	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$9190

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827