Antwerp vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Antwerp	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1762	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4106	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$893	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1430	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2721	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	87	91
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	529K	6.26M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 47% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2671st and 4604th ($1762 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Belgium and Chile, respectively. Check Belgium vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 176th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Santiago

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	Antwerp	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.9	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1437	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1117	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4562	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.81	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.6	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13064	$7298

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1616
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1619
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1442
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1545
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1693
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1514
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1779
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1958
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1602
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1761
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1712
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1799
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1587
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2046
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1750
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1723
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1645
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1611
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1701
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1911

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