Brasilia vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$386	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	91
😀 Quality of life	61	81
🏙️ Population	2.82M	6.26M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 20% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6320th and 4939th ($882 vs $1108) 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5763rd and 672nd 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	$6.87	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$9190

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827