Santiago vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2931
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$538
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$860
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.25M

The cost of living in Santiago is 23% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4785th and 3851st ($1186 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 637th and 367th 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
$11.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2854
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12174
$8199

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469