London vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.26M

The cost of living in London is 214% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 20th and 4795th ($3740 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 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 12th and 688th 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	$22.5	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$10578

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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