Santiago vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	6.26M	737K

The cost of living in Santiago is 59% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4604th and 206th ($1200 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 705th and 102nd 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	$12.2	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$28179

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263