Raleigh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	91
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	468K	6.26M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 111% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 972nd and 4686th ($2388 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 Raleigh compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 221st and 764th 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	$17.1	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$8040

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731