Bangalore vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$219	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	91
😀 Quality of life	68	77
🏙️ Population	12.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 53% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8398th and 4686th ($533 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Chile, respectively. Check India vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3159th and 764th 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	$3.18	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$8040

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731