Santiago vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	45
😀 Quality of life	81	89
🏙️ Population	6.26M	750K

The cost of living in Santiago is 39% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4939th and 2674th ($1108 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 672nd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Winnipeg

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	Santiago	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714