Phoenix vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	92
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	1.61M	6.26M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 104% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1041st and 4785th ($2423 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th and 2nd 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 Phoenix compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 226th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Santiago

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	Phoenix	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$12174

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895