Santiago vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$3342
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	86
😀 Quality of life	81	99
🏙️ Population	6.26M	2.79M

The cost of living in Santiago is 55% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4939th and 918th ($1108 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Chile and Canada, respectively. Check Chile vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 672nd and 6th 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	$10.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$17676

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043