Izmir vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$437	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	91
😀 Quality of life	68	77
🏙️ Population	2.95M	6.26M

The cost of living in Izmir is 20% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5990th and 4686th ($909 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Turkey and Chile, respectively. Check Turkey vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3369th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Santiago

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	Izmir	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$8040

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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