Budapest vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$750
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$881
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
1.69M
6.26M

The cost of living in Budapest is 23% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4795th ($1469 vs $1191) 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 1.2 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 680th and 688th 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
$12.2
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$10578

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849