Amman vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$358
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
69
77
🏙️ Population
4.01M
6.26M

The cost of living in Amman is 9% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5457th and 4828th ($981 vs $1075) 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3121st and 685th 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
$7.28
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$6400

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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