Edinburgh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	91
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	488K	6.26M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 87% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4604th ($2246 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 40th and 705th 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	$18.6	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$7298

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

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