Edinburgh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	92
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	488K	6.26M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 94% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1307th and 4785th ($2295 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Chile, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 83rd and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Santiago

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	Edinburgh	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$12174

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895