Rome vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$881
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.26M

The cost of living in Rome is 75% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1819th and 4795th ($2082 vs $1191) 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 179th and 688th 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	$16.6	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$10578

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358

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