Rotterdam vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	664K	6.26M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 136% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 689th and 4939th ($2615 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 67th and 672nd 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	$23.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$9190

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827