Santiago vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santiago	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1191	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2945	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$934	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$3317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	6.26M	518K

The cost of living in Santiago is 39% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4795th and 2232nd ($1191 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 144th in Chile and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Chile vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 688th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Sheffield

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	Santiago	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.82	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1028	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3070	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.67	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.15	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10578	$24899

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871