Sacramento vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	92
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	525K	6.26M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 139% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 346th and 4795th ($2846 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 376th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Santiago

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	Sacramento	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$10578

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

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