Raleigh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	92
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	468K	6.26M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 95% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1246th and 4795th ($2317 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 245th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Santiago

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	Raleigh	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$10578

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736

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