Santiago vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Santiago | Tokyo | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Santiago is 30% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4686th and 3019th ($1133 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 764th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Santiago
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 11 mi |  San Bernardo | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Puente Alto | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Los Andes | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | San Felipe | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Rancagua | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Villa Alemana | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Quillota | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Quilpue | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | San Antonio | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Vina del Mar | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Valparaiso | |
| 130 km or 80 mi | San Fernando | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Curico | |
| 181 km or 112 mi |  Godoy Cruz | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Mendoza | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Las Heras | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | San Martin | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Talca | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | San Rafael | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Constitucion | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Linares | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | San Juan | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Ovalle | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Chillan | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Coquimbo | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | La Serena | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | San Luis | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Tome | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Talcahuano | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Concepcion | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Coronel | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Lujan | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Lota | |
| 472 km or 294 mi | Los Angeles | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Villa Mercedes | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Curanilahue | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Angol | |
| 542 km or 337 mi | Vallenar | |
| 576 km or 358 mi | La Rioja | |
| 588 km or 366 mi | Rio Cuarto |
Cities near Tokyo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.3 mi |  Musashino | |
| 12 km or 7.4 mi | Komae | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Mitaka | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Wako | |
| 13 km or 8.4 mi | Kawaguchi | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Hirai | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Toda | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Chofu | |
| 14 km or 9 mi | Nishitokyo | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Asaka | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Warabi | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Niiza | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Higashikurume | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Koganei | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kawasaki-ku | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Inagi | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Soka | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kiyose | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Shiki | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Kawasaki | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Urayasu | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Fuchu | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Saitama | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Kodaira | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Yashio | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Kokubunji | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Higashimurayama | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Miyoshi | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ichikawa | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Matsudo | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Misato | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Fujimi | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Kunitachi | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Tama | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Tokorozawa | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Koshigaya | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Tachikawa | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Higashiyamato | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Yoshikawa | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Fujimino |