Budapest vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$589	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	80	78
🏙️ Population	1.69M	6.26M

The cost of living in Budapest is 1% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4604th ($1185 vs $1200) 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 551st and 705th 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	$10.4	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$7298

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

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