Amsterdam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	921K	6.26M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 138% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 252nd and 4604th ($2859 vs $1200) 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 25th and 705th 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	$20	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$7298

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534