Alexandria vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	91
😀 Quality of life	48	77
🏙️ Population	4.87M	6.26M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 9165th and 4686th ($316 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Chile, respectively. Check Egypt vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6367th and 764th 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	$3.49	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$8040

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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