Abu Dhabi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$777
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	83	77
🏙️ Population	1.48M	6.26M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 61% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2320th and 4686th ($1828 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Chile, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 438th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Santiago

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	Abu Dhabi	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$8040

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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