New Orleans vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	91
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	384K	6.26M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 96% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1304th and 4686th ($2222 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 0.7 months in Santiago. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 264th and 764th 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	$24	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$8040

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731