Dublin vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	593K	6.26M

The cost of living in Dublin is 134% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 300th and 4604th ($2810 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Chile, respectively. Check Ireland vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 21st and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Santiago

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	Dublin	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$7298

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

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