Cost of living comparison

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Santiago vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 31.2% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 65.4% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 5.7% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 61.0% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 21.1% less in Santiago

The cost of restaurants, groceries, childcare, and housing in Santiago are more expensive than in Amman. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Santiago. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Amman, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Amman	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 JOD0.350	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+225.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+221.2%
Average			+127.5%

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pay 65.4% more for groceries

	Amman	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 JOD0.390	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+185.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 JOD2.330	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.63 JOD3.990	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 JOD1.810	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 JOD2.120	$3.00 CLF0.0700
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 JOD0.670	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 JOD0.450	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+146.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+88.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+113.5%
Average			+65.4%

Amman vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.7% less for transportation

	Amman	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,208.74 JOD20,000.000	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.99 JOD8.500	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+7.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Amman	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.31 JOD22.910	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$466.06 JOD330.430	$502.56 CLF11.8000	+7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$294.91 JOD209.090	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.24 JOD57.600	$107.40 CLF2.5200	+32.2%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 61.0% more for childcare

	Amman	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$265.56 JOD188.280	$431.25 CLF10.1300	+62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,591.38 JOD3,964.290	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+59.6%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 JOD4.000	$3.15 CLF0.0700	-44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 JOD2.910	$3.09 CLF0.0700	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 JOD2.600	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.34 JOD42.780	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-44.2%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

	Amman	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.78 JOD39.550	$53.82 CLF1.2600	-3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.93 JOD40.360	$30.77 CLF0.7200	-46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.14 JOD81.640	$73.54 CLF1.7300	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.27 JOD56.910	$81.13 CLF1.9100	+1.1%
Average			-21.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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