Philadelphia vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	1.6M	6.26M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 133% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 744th and 4939th ($2584 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 Philadelphia compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 95th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Santiago

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	Philadelphia	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$9190

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

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