Santiago vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$540	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	81
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	6.26M	447K

The cost of living in Santiago is 65% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4604th and 41st ($1200 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Chile and Switzerland, respectively. Check Chile vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 2 months in Zurich. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 705th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Zurich

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	Santiago	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843