Santiago vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	54
😀 Quality of life	77	85
🏙️ Population	6.26M	413K

The cost of living in Santiago is 39% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4686th and 2250th ($1133 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1871st 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 1.9 months in Tulsa. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 764th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Tulsa

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	Santiago	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205