Santiago vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$502	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	46
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	6.26M	398K

The cost of living in Santiago is 37% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4686th and 2367th ($1133 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1932nd 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 months in Wichita. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 764th and 552nd 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	$12.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312