Rotterdam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	664K	6.26M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 108% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1038th and 4686th ($2359 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 68th and 764th 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	$20.8	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$8040

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731