Brussels vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	196K	6.26M

The cost of living in Brussels is 63% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1988th and 4604th ($1958 vs $1200) 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 173rd and 705th 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	$20.8	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$7298

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534