Amman vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$398
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
64
91
😀 Quality of life
71
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
6.26M

The cost of living in Amman is 9% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4939th ($1009 vs $1108) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3561st and 672nd 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
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827