Jerusalem vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	936K	6.26M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 125% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 638th and 4785th ($2663 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Chile, respectively. Check Israel vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 407th and 637th 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	$24.9	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$12174

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895