Alexandria vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$164	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	51	77
🏙️ Population	4.87M	6.26M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 54% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8536th and 4828th ($495 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Chile, respectively. Check Egypt vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6224th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Santiago

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	Alexandria	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$6400

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$450
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$446
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$490
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$472
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$549
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$513
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$418
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$494
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$384
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$478
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$468
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$470
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$366
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$455
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$657
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1725
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1703
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1671
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1848
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1687
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1400
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$421
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1826
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1523
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1776
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1701
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2113
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212

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