Santiago vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santiago	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1191	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2945	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$934	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	79
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	6.26M	568K

The cost of living in Santiago is 47% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4795th and 1407th ($1191 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Chile and Canada, respectively. Check Chile vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 688th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Surrey

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	Santiago	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.82	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1028	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3070	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.67	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.15	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10578	$12497

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798