Santiago vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$495	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	81	69
🏙️ Population	6.26M	11.5M

The cost of living in Santiago is 5% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4939th and 5192nd ($1108 vs $1052) 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 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 672nd and 4142nd 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	$10.7	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$15428

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666