Helsinki vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$918	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	676K	6.26M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 60% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2353rd and 4686th ($1816 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Chile, respectively. Check Finland vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 26th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Santiago

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	Helsinki	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$8040

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

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