Izmir vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$513	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	91
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	4.49M	6.26M

The cost of living in Izmir is 6% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4939th ($1046 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3140th and 672nd 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	$7.12	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$9190

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827