Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 29.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 6.7% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 31.7% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 45.0% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Santiago

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Santiago are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Santiago. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.51	$12.36 CLF0.3100	+324.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB189.02	$8.24 CLF0.2100	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.98	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+189.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.47	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+368.2%
Average			+230.9%

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.39	$1.48 CLF0.0400	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.89	$5.49 CLF0.1400	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.45	$4.59 CLF0.1100	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.72	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+74.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.65	$2.88 CLF0.0700	+119.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.74	$0.96 CLF0.0200	-35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.57	$0.71 CLF0.0200	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.59	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.11	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.12	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.19	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+5.5%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 6.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.87	$5.14 CLF0.1300	+15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,275.87	$41.20 CLF1.0300	+4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,795,671.96	$18,540.00 CLF462.4600	-66.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB335.51	$12.41 CLF0.3100	+20.0%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 31.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB498.36	$20.87 CLF0.5200	+35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,535.97	$513.58 CLF12.8100	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,794.57	$439.93 CLF10.9700	+45.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,184.55	$104.66 CLF2.6100	+55.4%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 45.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,525.76	$387.71 CLF9.6700	-38.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB427,993.32	$6,421.89 CLF160.1900	-51.3%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.61	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.83	$3.09 CLF0.0800	+19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.33	$5.15 CLF0.1300	+22.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,770.78	$33.85 CLF0.8400	-38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB236.27	$5.87 CLF0.1500	-19.4%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,793.18	$52.80 CLF1.3200	-4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,130.35	$31.11 CLF0.7800	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,150.27	$73.37 CLF1.8300	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,988.85	$82.04 CLF2.0500	-10.9%
Average			-12.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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