San Antonio vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Antonio	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4826	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1209	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2134	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4114	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	91
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	1.43M	6.26M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 79% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1745th and 4686th ($2033 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1531st 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 San Antonio compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. San Antonio ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 117th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Santiago

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	San Antonio	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2285	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4263	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2070	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16552	$8040

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133

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