Dubai vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$777
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	91
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	3.33M	6.26M

The cost of living in Dubai is 110% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 989th and 4686th ($2379 vs $1133) 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 288th and 764th 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	$10.9	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$8040

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731