Riyadh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$931	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	80	81
🏙️ Population	7.01M	6.26M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 47% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3418th and 4939th ($1627 vs $1108) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 759th and 672nd 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	$7.98	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$9190

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827