Santiago vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	6.26M	737K

The cost of living in Santiago is 65% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4939th and 125th ($1108 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 672nd and 99th 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	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114