Al Ain vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$777
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	91
😀 Quality of life	75	77
🏙️ Population	767K	6.26M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 63% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2271st and 4686th ($1844 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 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 1000th and 764th 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	$9.12	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8040

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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