Chennai vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$152	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	66	77
🏙️ Population	6.6M	6.26M

The cost of living in Chennai is 62% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8897th and 4686th ($430 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Chile, respectively. Check India vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4021st and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Santiago

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	Chennai	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$8040

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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