Bristol vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bristol	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2592	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6226	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2880	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3466	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	472K	6.26M

The cost of living in Bristol is 118% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 749th and 4795th ($2592 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.3 months in Bristol compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Bristol ranked 19th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 126th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Santiago

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	Bristol	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$338	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.88%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7094	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5399	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.3	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.77	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.04	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2381	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26772	$10578

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2273
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2464
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1894
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1994
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2194
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1983
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1921
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2109
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1918
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1768
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1928
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2071
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1996
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2138
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2138
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1742
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1830
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1820
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2445
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2055
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2127
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2147
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1753
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2614
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2147
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2209
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2286
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1885
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1769
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2130
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1975
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1833
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1815
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2454
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$2006

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