Moscow vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	13.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Moscow is 42% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3277th and 4785th ($1678 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Chile, respectively. Check Russia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 2774th and 637th 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	$11.9	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$12174

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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