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Cost of Living in Santiago
Summary about cost of living in Santiago:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 2,296.60$ (1,531,143.10CL$) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 657.65$ (438,454.97CL$) without rent.
- Cost of living rank 333th out of 533 cities in the world.
- Santiago has a cost of living index of 49.87.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 6,000.00 CL$ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 30,000.00 CL$ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 4,000.00 CL$ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 2,500.00 CL$ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 3,000.00 CL$ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 1,798.61 CL$ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 812.50 CL$ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 629.17 CL$ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 2,975.33 CL$ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 792.24 CL$ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 411.64 CL$ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 1,777.27 CL$ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 2,727.61 CL$ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 1,610.49 CL$ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 3,046.63 CL$ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 408.01 CL$ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 364.31 CL$ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 339.82 CL$ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 439.73 CL$ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 314.77 CL$ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 366.58 CL$ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 744.74 CL$ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 827.00 CL$ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 4,000.00 CL$ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 859.36 CL$ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1,605.88 CL$ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 3,500.00 CL$ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 720.00 CL$ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 32,086.96 CL$ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 300.00 CL$ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 1,058.95 CL$ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 7,800.00 CL$ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 2,939.21 CL$ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 12,000,000.00 CL$ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 10,531,428.57 CL$ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 89,829.12 CL$ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 89.43 CL$ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 25,934.76 CL$ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 24,546.95 CL$ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 12,619.05 CL$ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 5,000.00 CL$ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 267,435.90 CL$ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 4,678,461.54 CL$ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 34,933.33 CL$ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 20,875.00 CL$ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 42,906.25 CL$ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 55,686.27 CL$ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 315,735.29 CL$ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 251,075.14 CL$ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 608,532.59 CL$ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 504,347.33 CL$ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 160,110.86 CL$ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 130,903.94 CL$ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 521,423.18 CL$ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 3.90 |
Prices in Santiago
These data are based on 3165 entries in the past 18 months from 281 different contributors.
Last update: September 2018
Last update: September 2018
16 Comments so far
Although Santiago is not cheap, you will be able to fly around, i don't know about Asia, as you will be litelly in the opposite side of the world, but is up to you if you want to test you butt in the plane for 16 hours non stop. :)
cheers and have fun.
I got an offer from my employer to move to Santiago for work. They offered me a local contract with all medical benefits. I am married with a husband, who will eventually plan to get a job there too but for now he will just move with me.
My company has offered me USD 6900/month before tax. I did some basic calculations and it seems after tax and pension/medical deductions I will be making close to USD 6000/month.
Is this enough to live a fun lifestyle? I'm talking like skiing during the weekends, traveling to Europe/Asia/North America maybe 2 times a year and traveling within LATAM 2-3 times a year?
I would like to save at least USD 2000 a month and I'm planning to rent a 2 bed condo around Las Condes with minimum of 90sqm in size.
Thanks.
1. Santiago is one of the safest cities I've lived in Latin America, of course using LATAM standards.
2. If you want to truly enjoy what Santiago has to offer, no. Nonetheless, you can survive in English if spanish is not required to your assignment.
3. I never really stopped to look at veg restaurants but I'm sure a quick google search would help you.
4. Cost of living depends on your lifestyle, you can check breakdowns in Coco's comment below, I find it quite accurate. I'd say that a single person with no children on their 30s would have a comfortable but simple life with $2000/m.
I am planning to visit Santiago on a business trip for around 6 months, Please help me with some queries:
1. Being a single lady, is it safe?
2. I dont know Spanish, only English. Is it manageable with only English?
3. Are there sufficient Veg food options available, as I have not tried non-veg so far
4. What will be approx cost of living per month for me(In USD)(I am ok with staying in a shared apartment or PG). I would be great if you can also provide the details with basic breakup like (Rent, Food, Transport, Health etc.)
Any pointer is highly appreciated.
Thank you so much #Coco. I appreciate it.
AB
Rent $1.313
Shared Expenses (of the comunity bulding including heating and hot water) $284
Supermarket $597
Housekeeper $627
Kinder (1 kid) $373 (you can find 30% cheaper in other parts of Santiago)
Primary School $350-$500
Health Insurance (family of four) $560
Utilities (electricity, water) $52
Internet $45
Car Insurance $47
Car Tax $17
Car Gas $90
RENT 1000
MARKET 800
PRIMARY SCHOOL 400
UTILITY 120
INSURANCE?
INTERNET 40
MOBILE PHONE 30
MOBILE PHONE 30
DAY CARE 400
TAXES?
TOTAL: 2820
THANKS.
....yea, no
I am confused about info above. Is the "Average Monthly Disposable Salary" before or after paying rent, utilities, etc.?
Pam, this question really made my day :)
I'd like to say Chile has a very big salary inequality, top 1 among OECD countries:
(http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/12/19/global-inequality-how-the-u-s-compares/)
In IT area you can find (for the same position, i.e SW Developer) annual salaries between USD 14.000 and 34.000 (> 5 years experience).
Greetings, Saludos
Jorge Ojeda