Bangalore vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$221	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	91
😀 Quality of life	65	81
🏙️ Population	12.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 53% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8500th and 4939th ($524 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Chile, respectively. Check India vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5281st and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Santiago

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	Bangalore	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$9190

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827