Prague vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Prague	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1531	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3619	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$923	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1662	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1671	$674
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	85	77
🏙️ Population	1.36M	6.26M

The cost of living in Prague is 42% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3308th and 4828th ($1531 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Santiago. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 273rd and 685th 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	$8.17	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.66	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$926	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1804	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$266	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5167	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.6	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$583	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11372	$6400

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1363
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1188
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1146
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1116
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1015
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1063
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$918
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1130
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1102
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1293
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1127
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1122
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1046
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1036
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1311
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1077
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1013
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$979
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1344
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1083
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$969
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$956
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1406
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1019
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1165
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1344
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1078
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1002

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440