Barcelona vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
1.64M
6.26M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 65% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4828th ($1773 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Chile, respectively. Check Spain vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 193rd and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Santiago

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Barcelona Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6400

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440