Rotterdam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rotterdam	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2659	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6362	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2815	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	664K	6.26M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 124% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 649th and 4785th ($2659 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the Netherlands and Chile, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 20th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Santiago

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	Rotterdam	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.79	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.61	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.02	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2967	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2361	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$278	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6135	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3996	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.92	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2772	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13092	$12174

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799

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