Albuquerque vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	92
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	565K	6.26M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 70% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1965th and 4795th ($2026 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1st in the United States and Chile, respectively. Check the United States vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 561st and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Santiago

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	Albuquerque	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$10578

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849