Barcelona vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$801
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
1.66M
6.26M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 57% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2198th and 4604th ($1887 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 238th and 705th 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
$16.1
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$7298

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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