Cost of living comparison

Santiago, Chile

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 1.0% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 14.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 28.1% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3000	$9.93 MX$188.24	-19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$7.45 MX$141.18	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$1.08 MX$20.46	-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$0.77 MX$14.65	-43.4%
Average			-28.1%

Santiago vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Santiago	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$2.45 MX$46.49	+65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1300	$4.87 MX$92.27	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$5.51 MX$104.42	+20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$2.18 MX$41.38	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$3.57 MX$67.70	+24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$1.22 MX$23.16	+27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.67 MX$12.69	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.80 MX$15.15	-11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.83 MX$15.69	-1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.85 MX$16.13	+6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.83 MX$15.69	+26.0%
Average			+8.5%

Santiago vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Santiago	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$4.64 MX$87.92	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0000	$17.87 MX$338.84	-56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF451.1500	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	+0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3000	$3.47 MX$65.89	-72.0%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Santiago	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5100	$24.38 MX$462.25	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.5000	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	+74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.7100	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	+23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5500	$30.31 MX$574.73	-71.0%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 14.8% more for childcare

	Santiago	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.4300	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	-1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF156.2700	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	+31.2%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$2.73 MX$51.77	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$3.01 MX$57.00	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$3.92 MX$74.36	-23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8200	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	+58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1400	$4.96 MX$94.12	-15.4%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Santiago	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.2800	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7600	$41.06 MX$778.52	+32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.7900	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	+25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0000	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	+12.1%
Average			+19.1%

Santiago vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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