Santiago vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	33
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	6.26M	543K

The cost of living in Santiago is 39% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4604th and 2005th ($1200 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1656th 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 133rd in the United States, while ranked 705th and 528th 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	$12.2	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618