Santiago vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$502	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	89
😀 Quality of life	77	97
🏙️ Population	6.26M	5.87M

The cost of living in Santiago is 63% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4686th and 129th ($1133 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chile and Singapore, respectively. Check Chile vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 764th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Singapore City

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	Santiago	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$27780

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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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605