Budapest vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$707
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$844
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.26M

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4312th and 4939th ($1377 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Chile, respectively. Check Hungary vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 636th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Santiago

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Budapest Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$9190

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827