Barcelona vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$844
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
91
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.7M
6.26M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 88% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1764th and 4939th ($2087 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Chile, respectively. Check Spain vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 229th and 672nd 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
$17
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$9190

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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