Santiago vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$2696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	6.26M	568K

The cost of living in Santiago is 50% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4604th and 890th ($1200 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.1 months in Surrey. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 705th and 138th 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	$12.2	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655