Dubai vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	3.94M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dubai is 103% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1039th and 4795th ($2420 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Chile, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 203rd and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Santiago

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	Dubai	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$10578

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849