Santiago vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$502	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	65
😀 Quality of life	77	83
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.25M

The cost of living in Santiago is 24% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4686th and 3460th ($1133 vs $1494) 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 764th and 412th 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	$12.4	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$7169

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536