Santiago vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	92
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	6.26M	548K

The cost of living in Santiago is 48% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4686th and 1356th ($1133 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Chile and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Chile vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 764th and 42nd 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	$12.4	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530