Raleigh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Raleigh	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1374	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2201	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.7	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4362	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	92
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	468K	6.26M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 91% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1363rd and 4785th ($2265 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 219th and 637th 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	$18.3	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1531	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3898	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.7	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.18	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.2	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1475	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24243	$12174

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729

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