Cost of living in Santiago 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Santiago, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
30.3
70% cheaper than New York
SantiagoUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 553,000 CLP $607
1-bed apartment, outside centre 367,000 CLP $403
3-bed apartment, centre 1,011,000 CLP $1,109
Room in shared flat 183,000 CLP $201
Buy price per m2 2,569,000 CLP $2,818
Living cost excl. rent 677,000 CLP $743
Typical net salary 759,000 CLP $833
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.