San Juan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Juan	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2034	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	91
😀 Quality of life	83	77
🏙️ Population	342K	6.26M

The cost of living in San Juan is 80% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1742nd and 4686th ($2034 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. San Juan ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 422nd and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Santiago

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	San Juan	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$811	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2444	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10321	$8040

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

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