Philadelphia vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Philadelphia	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1514	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2239	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$740	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.6M	6.26M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 118% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 742nd and 4795th ($2597 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 87th and 688th 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	$23.2	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1612	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1810	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.7	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3762	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.2	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.81	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2195	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17603	$10578

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849