Santiago vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Santiago	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2931	$3236
🏠 One person rent	$538	$698
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1233
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$860	$1797
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	81	84
🏙️ Population	6.26M	689K

The cost of living in Santiago is 12% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 4785th and 4438th ($1186 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd in Chile and Spain, respectively. Check Chile vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.3 months in Seville. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Seville ranked 9th in Spain, while ranked 637th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Seville

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	Santiago	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.98	$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$3.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$549
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$1402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$4598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.23	$8.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12174	$8185

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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

Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1337
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1315
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1303
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1368
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1279
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1453
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1436
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$1022
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1291
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1670
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1317
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2004
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$1014
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1556
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1577
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1369
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1705
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1495
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1469
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1276
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1306
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1455
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$879
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1390
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1040
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1544
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1190
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1125
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1913