Santiago vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santiago	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1191	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2945	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$934	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$3648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	86
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	6.26M	2.79M

The cost of living in Santiago is 52% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4795th and 897th ($1191 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 688th and 29th 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	$11.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.82	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1028	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3070	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.67	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.15	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10578	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029