Bangkok vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$434	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	92
😀 Quality of life	74	81
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.26M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 16% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5606th and 4785th ($996 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Chile, respectively. Check Thailand vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2044th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Santiago

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	Bangkok	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$12174

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895