Barcelona vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$860
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.73M
6.26M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 80% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1659th and 4785th ($2129 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 174th and 637th 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
$17.3
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$12174

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895