Budapest vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Budapest	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1124	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$540	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$963	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$674
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	79	77
🏙️ Population	1.71M	6.26M

The cost of living in Budapest is 5% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4647th and 4828th ($1124 vs $1075) 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 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 485th and 685th 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	$9.31	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.92	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$533	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3734	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2607	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10141	$6400

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$915
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$824
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$968
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$858
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$860
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$873
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$857
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$806
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$706
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$801
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$675
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$852
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1238
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$829
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$769
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1125
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1476
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$767
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$755
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1041
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$888
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1073
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$695
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$719
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$901
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$777
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1269
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$737
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$767
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$835
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1149
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1040

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