Santiago vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$3590
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	86
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	6.26M	2.79M

The cost of living in Santiago is 53% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4604th and 656th ($1200 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Toronto. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 705th and 52nd 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	$12.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085