Santiago vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Santiago	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$486	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$869	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$674	$6506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	77	90
🏙️ Population	6.26M	737K

The cost of living in Santiago is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4828th and 145th ($1075 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 685th and 125th 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	$10.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.8	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.39%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2369	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2543	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6400	$29730

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210