Moscow vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Moscow	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1438	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3409	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$864	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	73	81
🏙️ Population	13.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Moscow is 30% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4141st and 4939th ($1438 vs $1108) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2664th and 672nd 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	$12.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.18	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2170	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.08	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.47%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9466	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4008	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.4	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.34	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$688	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15272	$9190

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$800
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$898
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$831
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$876
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$863
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$671
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$582
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$727
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$837
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$650
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$615
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$678
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$765
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$660
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$629
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$547
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$570
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$543
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$882
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$544
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$672
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$649
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$707
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$293
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$537
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$485
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$545
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$719
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$537
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$475
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$496
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$718
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$772

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827