Santiago vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$486
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$869
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$674
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
69
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.38M

The cost of living in Santiago is 13% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4828th and 5668th ($1075 vs $951) 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 0.6 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 685th and 907th 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
$10.7
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2369
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2543
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6400
$7940

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619