Santiago vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	81	95
🏙️ Population	6.26M	548K

The cost of living in Santiago is 57% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4939th and 749th ($1108 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Chile and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Chile vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 672nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs The Hague

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	Santiago	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$12471

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Cities near Santiago

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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696