Amsterdam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	921K	6.26M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 146% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 331st and 4686th ($2791 vs $1133) 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 29th and 764th 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	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$8040

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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