Amsterdam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	921K	6.26M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 181% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 143rd and 4939th ($3118 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Chile, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 31st and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Santiago

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	Amsterdam	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$9190

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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