Santiago vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1191
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2945
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$532
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$934
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.25M

The cost of living in Santiago is 19% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4795th and 4144th ($1191 vs $1473) 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 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 688th and 352nd 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
$11.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1028
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3070
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.15
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10578
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492