Santiago vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$486
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$869
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$674
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
77
82
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.25M

The cost of living in Santiago is 33% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4828th and 3028th ($1075 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 685th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2369
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2543
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6400
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541