Dublin vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$844
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
96
81
🏙️ Population
593K
6.26M

The cost of living in Dublin is 158% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 315th and 4939th ($2858 vs $1108) 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 21st and 672nd 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
$20.8
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$9190

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2443
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2902
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1955
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2010
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1912
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1879
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2359
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1884
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2205
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1484
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1703
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2159
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2768
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1712
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1551
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1655
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1815
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1804
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1831
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1834
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1937
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1832
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1813
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1682
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2472
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1729
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1778
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2023
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1802
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1680
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1873
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1883
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1840
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1652
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1839
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1723

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827