Moscow vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$959	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	13.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Moscow is 33% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3728th and 4795th ($1585 vs $1191) 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3206th and 688th 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	$13.2	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$10578

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849