Al Ain vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$560
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
767K
6.26M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 13% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5284th and 4604th ($1050 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 600th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Santiago

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Al Ain Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$7298

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
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$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
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$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534