Jerusalem vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	936K	6.26M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 121% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 950th and 4939th ($2447 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Chile, respectively. Check Israel vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 351st and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Santiago

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	Jerusalem	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$9190

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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