Santiago vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1200
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2937
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$540
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
78
99
🏙️ Population
6.26M
14.3M

The cost of living in Santiago is 27% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4604th and 3085th ($1200 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Chile and Japan, respectively. Check Chile vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 705th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Tokyo

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Santiago Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2861
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7298
$15495

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Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033