Riyadh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$921
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
91
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
7.01M
6.26M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 32% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3292nd and 4604th ($1586 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Chile, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 796th and 705th 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
$7.92
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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