Santiago vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santiago	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1191	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2945	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$532	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$934	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$1969
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	39
😀 Quality of life	80	79
🏙️ Population	6.26M	767K

The cost of living in Santiago is 20% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4795th and 4105th ($1191 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Chile and Croatia, respectively. Check Chile vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 688th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Zagreb

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	Santiago	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.82	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1028	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3070	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.67	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.15	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10578	$12339

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1256
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1261
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1375
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1317
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1425
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1075
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$864
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$723
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1695
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$629
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1406
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1434
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1708
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$965
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$850
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1771
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1661
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$875
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1158
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1448
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1434
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1677
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1430
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1391
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1457
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$682
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1036
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1483
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1160
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1114
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$961