Rotterdam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	664K	6.26M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 85% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1336th and 4604th ($2219 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 51st and 705th 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	$18.3	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$7298

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534