Moscow vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Moscow	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2731	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$612	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1215	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	74	78
🏙️ Population	13M	6.26M

The cost of living in Moscow is 10% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5091st and 4604th ($1075 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Chile, respectively. Check Russia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1280th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Santiago

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	Moscow	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.34	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.71	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6312	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3303	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11652	$7298

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541

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