Amman vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$383	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	91
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	4.01M	6.26M

The cost of living in Amman is 16% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5667th and 4604th ($1004 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Chile, respectively. Check Jordan vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3456th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Santiago

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	Amman	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.7	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$7298

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$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