Jerusalem vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	84	78
🏙️ Population	936K	6.26M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 70% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1770th and 4604th ($2037 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 358th and 705th 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	$20.4	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$7298

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534