Rome vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$929	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	86	77
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.26M

The cost of living in Rome is 52% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2624th and 4686th ($1718 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Chile, respectively. Check Italy vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 337th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Santiago

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	Rome	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$8040

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731