Santiago vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	34
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	6.26M	543K

The cost of living in Santiago is 42% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4686th and 1962nd ($1133 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th in Chile and the United States, respectively. Check Chile vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 764th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Tucson

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	Santiago	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$15495

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262