Rio de Janeiro vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$567	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	6.21M	6.26M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 8% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5029th and 4785th ($1095 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2767th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Santiago

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	Rio de Janeiro	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.94	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$12174

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

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