San Diego vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	91
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.26M

The cost of living in San Diego is 179% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 45th and 4604th ($3346 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 75th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Santiago

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	San Diego	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$7298

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534