Dubai vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	3.94M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dubai is 108% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 947th and 4785th ($2470 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 184th and 637th 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	$11.9	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$12174

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

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