Santiago vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1200
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2937
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$540
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.25M

The cost of living in Santiago is 20% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4604th and 3679th ($1200 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Chile and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Chile vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 705th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Sharjah

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Santiago Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2861
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7298
$5054

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507