Riyadh vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Riyadh	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3539	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$946	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1446	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2285	$881
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	92
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	7.01M	6.26M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 37% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3529th and 4795th ($1632 vs $1191) 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 1.4 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 879th and 688th 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	$8.06	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$763	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1845	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.1	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2922	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.23	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$495	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9443	$10578

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849