Santiago vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Santiago	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2931	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$860	$3517
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	6.26M	2.79M

The cost of living in Santiago is 51% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4785th and 1059th ($1186 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 637th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Toronto

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	Santiago	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.98	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.23	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12174	$22670

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053