Prague vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	1.38M	6.26M

The cost of living in Prague is 37% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3084th and 4604th ($1641 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Czech Republic and Chile, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Prague compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 292nd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Santiago

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	Prague	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.73	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$7298

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1244
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1196
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1103
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1150
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$929
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1198
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1107
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1362
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1051
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1185
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1186
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1106
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1353
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1122
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1176
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1163
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1668
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1393
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1159
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1016
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1404
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1462
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1195
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1215
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1377
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1413
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1141

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