Santiago vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santiago	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1191	$1797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2945	$4071
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1035
🏘️ Family rent	$934	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	76
😀 Quality of life	80	87
🏙️ Population	6.26M	841K

The cost of living in Santiago is 34% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4795th and 2874th ($1191 vs $1797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Chile and Spain, respectively. Check Chile vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.2 months in Valencia, Spain. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Valencia, Spain ranked 3rd in Spain, while ranked 688th and 365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Valencia, Spain

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	Santiago	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.82	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$848
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1028	$1971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$4940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3070	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.67	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.15	$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$67.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10578	$10445

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Cities near Santiago

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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1415
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1375
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1296
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1267
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1171
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1461
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1394
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1685
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1558
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1394
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1514
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1299
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1396
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1393
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1516
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1493
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1314
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1388
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1451
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1251
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2879
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1291
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1212
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1187
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1359
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1531
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1264
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1751
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656