Jerusalem vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	85	77
🏙️ Population	936K	6.26M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 81% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1907th and 4828th ($1948 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Chile, respectively. Check Israel vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 276th and 685th 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	$16.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$6400

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440