Doha vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
1.19M
6.26M

The cost of living in Doha is 74% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2137th and 4828th ($1872 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Chile, respectively. Check Qatar vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 501st and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Santiago

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Doha Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$6400

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Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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