Dubai vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
64
91
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
3.33M
6.26M

The cost of living in Dubai is 92% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1098th and 4604th ($2309 vs $1200) 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 1.5 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 306th and 705th 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
$10.5
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$7298

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534