Al Ain vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$612
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
767K
6.26M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 5% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4616th and 4828th ($1132 vs $1075) 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 496th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$6400

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
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$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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