Santiago vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$502	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	70
😀 Quality of life	77	78
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.4M

The cost of living in Santiago is 9% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4686th and 5261st ($1133 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chile and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Chile vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 764th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Sofia

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	Santiago	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633