Amman vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$386	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	91
😀 Quality of life	68	77
🏙️ Population	4.01M	6.26M

The cost of living in Amman is 12% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5535th and 4686th ($994 vs $1133) 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 3048th and 764th 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	$7.09	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$8040

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1930
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

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