Paris vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.26M

The cost of living in Paris is 96% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 998th and 4604th ($2357 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Chile, respectively. Check France vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 22nd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Santiago

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	Paris	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$7298

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534