Santiago vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$3278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	78
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	6.26M	662K

The cost of living in Santiago is 55% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4939th and 931st ($1108 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 672nd and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Vancouver

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	Santiago	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812