London vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	99	77
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.26M

The cost of living in London is 191% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 58th and 4686th ($3296 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Chile, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Santiago

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	London	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$8040

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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