Santiago vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Santiago	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2931	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$860	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	6.26M	737K

The cost of living in Santiago is 63% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4785th and 126th ($1186 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th in Chile and the United States, respectively. Check Chile vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 637th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Seattle

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	Santiago	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.98	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.23	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12174	$30033

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098