Brussels vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$674
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	189K	6.26M

The cost of living in Brussels is 74% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2147th and 4828th ($1869 vs $1075) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 148th and 685th 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	$18	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$6400

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440