Santiago vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Santiago	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$486	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$869	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$674	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	89
😀 Quality of life	77	98
🏙️ Population	6.26M	5.87M

The cost of living in Santiago is 64% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4828th and 133rd ($1075 vs $3007) 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 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 685th and 4th 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	$10.7	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.8	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.39%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2369	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2543	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6400	$26424

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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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544