Birmingham vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	1.14M	6.26M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 71% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1731st and 4604th ($2046 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Chile, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 32nd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Santiago

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	Birmingham	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$7298

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

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