Brussels vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	196K	6.26M

The cost of living in Brussels is 73% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4795th ($2065 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Chile, respectively. Check Belgium vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 99th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Santiago

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	Brussels	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$10578

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

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