Riyadh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$936
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
92
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
7.01M
6.26M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 37% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3485th and 4785th ($1628 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Chile, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 899th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Santiago

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Riyadh Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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