Brussels vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	196K	6.26M

The cost of living in Brussels is 60% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2354th and 4686th ($1816 vs $1133) 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 190th and 764th 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	$18.9	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$8040

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731