Santiago vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$540	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	91	62
😀 Quality of life	78	39
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.27M

The cost of living in Santiago is 24% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4604th and 5883rd ($1200 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Chile and South Africa, respectively. Check Chile vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 705th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Soweto

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	Santiago	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$4830

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045