Santiago vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$540	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	46
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	6.26M	398K

The cost of living in Santiago is 34% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4604th and 2435th ($1200 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1891st 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 Wichita. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 705th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Wichita

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	Santiago	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287