Santiago vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$540	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	6.26M	11.5M

The cost of living in Santiago is 19% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4604th and 5616th ($1200 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chile and Brazil, respectively. Check Chile vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 705th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Sao Paulo

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	Santiago	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$13135

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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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629