Edinburgh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edinburgh	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2331	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5693	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2392	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	92
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	488K	6.26M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 96% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1221st and 4795th ($2331 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 77th and 688th 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	$22.7	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.92%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6800	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4921	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.33	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1708	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26404	$10578

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849