Santiago vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santiago	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1191	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2945	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$934	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	6.26M	737K

The cost of living in Santiago is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4795th and 142nd ($1191 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 688th and 32nd 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	$11.8	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.82	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1028	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3070	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.67	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.15	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10578	$28950

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173