Abu Dhabi vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
82
77
🏙️ Population
1.48M
6.26M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 80% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1938th and 4828th ($1936 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 369th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$6400

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440