Albuquerque vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	84	81
🏙️ Population	565K	6.26M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 77% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2114th and 4939th ($1964 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 484th and 672nd 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	$17.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$9190

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827