Rome vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rome	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1972	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1099	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2041	$860
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.26M

The cost of living in Rome is 66% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2104th and 4785th ($1972 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Italy and Chile, respectively. Check Italy vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 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 134th and 637th 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	$15.9	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2194	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1571	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8628	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.19	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$499	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14156	$12174

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895