Cost of Living Comparison Between Santiago and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Santiago and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Santiago is 11.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 12% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santiago is 10.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 11.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.96 CLP 9,675

$13.19 MX$233

-16.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.3 CLP 47.9K

$53.5 MX$944

1.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.28 CLP 7,313

$9.37 MX$165

-11.63%

Cappuccino

$3.19 CLP 2,814

$3.75 MX$66.2

-14.93%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 CLP 1,515

$1.57 MX$27.71

9.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.24 CLP 1,098

$1.11 MX$19.61

11.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.21 CLP 2,832

$3.12 MX$55.1

2.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.29 CLP 3,791

$4.81 MX$84.9

-10.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 CLP 1,043

$1.65 MX$29.16

-28.48%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 CLP 1,341

$2.77 MX$48.87

-45.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.12 CLP 1,872

$1.91 MX$33.67

10.99%

Eggs

$4.17 CLP 3,681

$2.60 MX$45.81

60.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.30 CLP 9,092

$10.21 MX$180

0.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.50 CLP 5,739

$8.46 MX$149

-23.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.08 CLP 9,779

$11.60 MX$205

-4.48%

Apples (1kg)

$2.03 CLP 1,793

$3.00 MX$52.9

-32.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 CLP 1,369

$1.73 MX$30.49

-10.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.05 CLP 1,809

$2.04 MX$36.05

0.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.86 CLP 1,639

$2.00 MX$35.34

-7.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 CLP 1,656

$2.15 MX$37.91

-12.56%

Onion (1kg)

$1.69 CLP 1,496

$2.25 MX$39.71

-24.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.30 CLP 1,152

$1.39 MX$24.57

-6.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 CLP 1,058

$1.07 MX$18.88

12.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.85 CLP 5,166

$4.13 MX$73.0

41.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.87 CLP 6,063

$12.35 MX$218

-44.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 CLP 1,367

$1.70 MX$30.02

-8.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.60 CLP 2,298

$3.56 MX$62.8

-26.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 CLP 773

$0.36 MX$6.35

144.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$43.03 CLP 38.0K

$18.70 MX$330

130.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.47 CLP 412

$1.36 MX$24.05

-65.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.41 CLP 1,243

$0.28 MX$4.88

403.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.71 CLP 10.3K

$5.44 MX$96.0

115.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 CLP 1,210

$1.34 MX$23.64

2.24%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.7K CLP 17.4M

$19.0K MX$335.5K

3.88%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.7K CLP 20.0M

$23.3K MX$411.1K

-2.52%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$134 CLP 118.7K

$40.62 MX$717

231.02%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.64 CLP 12.0K

$26.92 MX$475

-49.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.29 CLP 19.7K

$29.98 MX$529

-25.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.65 CLP 29.7K

$52.2 MX$922

-35.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.61 CLP 18.2K

$25.91 MX$457

-20.46%

Cinema Ticket

$6.43 CLP 5,672

$6.39 MX$113

0.63%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$435 CLP 383.5K

$431 MX$7,603

0.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,680 CLP 7.7M

$10.4K MX$184.0K

-16.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.1 CLP 48.7K

$58.4 MX$1,031

-5.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.17 CLP 29.3K

$44.65 MX$788

-25.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.4 CLP 67.4K

$103 MX$1,823

-26.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$83.9 CLP 74.1K

$106 MX$1,876

-21.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$511 CLP 451.3K

$998 MX$17.6K

-48.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$454 CLP 400.6K

$624 MX$11.0K

-27.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,004 CLP 885.9K

$2,108 MX$37.2K

-52.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$911 CLP 804.1K

$1,231 MX$21.7K

-26.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,870 CLP 2.5M

$3,647 MX$64.4K

-21.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,001 CLP 2.6M

$2,169 MX$38.3K

38.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$852 CLP 752.4K

$1,044 MX$18.4K

-18.36%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.18

11.34

-54.32%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Santiago: January 13, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

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