Jerusalem vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	85	77
🏙️ Population	936K	6.26M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 87% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1551st and 4686th ($2114 vs $1133) 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 374th and 764th 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	$22.2	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$8040

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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