Phoenix vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phoenix	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2369	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5226	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1477	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2396	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4699	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	91
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.61M	6.26M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 97% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 973rd and 4604th ($2369 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 119th and 705th 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	$18.5	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2431	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.2	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3520	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2938	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1116	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$7298

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1989
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2201
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2430
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2287
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2416
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2518
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2446
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2339
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2414
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2372
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2422
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2291
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2484
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2052
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1954
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2638
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1792
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1886
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$1986
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$786
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1928
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1842
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$758
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2643
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$955
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2657

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