Santiago vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Santiago	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2931	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$860	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	33
😀 Quality of life	81	84
🏙️ Population	6.26M	543K

The cost of living in Santiago is 39% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4785th and 2237th ($1186 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1697th 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 2.1 months in Tucson. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 637th and 460th 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	$11.3	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.23	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12174	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212