Santiago vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$495	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	22
😀 Quality of life	81	63
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.96M

The cost of living in Santiago is 8% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4939th and 4681st ($1108 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Chile and Mexico, respectively. Check Chile vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 672nd and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Tijuana

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	Santiago	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$4593

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642