Albuquerque vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	92
😀 Quality of life	83	81
🏙️ Population	565K	6.26M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 71% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1945th and 4785th ($2029 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 2nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 518th and 637th 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	$17	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$12174

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895