San Jose, United States vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	91
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.26M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 206% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 13th and 4604th ($3674 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 57th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Santiago

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	San Jose	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$7298

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

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