Santiago vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$495
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$844
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
81
88
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.25M

The cost of living in Santiago is 22% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4939th and 4204th ($1108 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 672nd and 312th 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
$10.7
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9190
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483