Rotterdam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rotterdam	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4464	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1909	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$484	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3795	$674
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	592K	6.26M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 87% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1756th and 4828th ($2013 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the Netherlands and Chile, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 54th and 685th 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	$14.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1267	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1849	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5063	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.08	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.07	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.49	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.7	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1521	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12166	$6400

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440