Rome vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rome	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2020	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1938	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2219	$844
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	91
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.26M

The cost of living in Rome is 82% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1942nd and 4939th ($2020 vs $1108) 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 292nd and 672nd 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	$17.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.92	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1313	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2374	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1513	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8120	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3992	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.33	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$558	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10916	$9190

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323

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