Santiago vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$486
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$869
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$674
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
6.26M
662K

The cost of living in Santiago is 58% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4828th and 587th ($1075 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Chile and Canada, respectively. Check Chile vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 685th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2369
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2543
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6400
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758