Brasilia vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$415	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	92
😀 Quality of life	62	80
🏙️ Population	3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 22% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6162nd and 4795th ($928 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5658th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Santiago

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	Brasilia	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$10578

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849