Dublin vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	593K	6.26M

The cost of living in Dublin is 132% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 605th and 4686th ($2627 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Chile, respectively. Check Ireland vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 17th and 764th 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	$18.3	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$8040

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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