Santiago vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Santiago	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2882
🏠 One person rent	$486	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$869	$1061
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$399
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$674	$1443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	38
😀 Quality of life	77	75
🏙️ Population	6.26M	767K

The cost of living in Santiago is 13% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4828th and 4330th ($1075 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Chile and Croatia, respectively. Check Chile vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 685th and 983rd 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	$10.7	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.8	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.39%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2369	$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2543	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6400	$10009

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1100
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$997
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1058
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$913
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1081
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1133
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1197
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$929
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$682
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$558
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$517
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1438
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$503
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1102
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1274
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1321
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1658
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$742
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$777
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1664
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1279
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$747
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1167
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$835
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1301
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1200
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1581
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1271
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1393
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1008
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1219
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$604
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$852
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1284
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$849
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$755