Belgrade vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$622	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	91
😀 Quality of life	71	77
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.26M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 2% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4605th and 4686th ($1160 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Chile, respectively. Check Serbia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2157th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Santiago

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	Belgrade	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$8040

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750

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