Auckland vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	92
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.26M

The cost of living in Auckland is 81% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1604th and 4795th ($2156 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Chile, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 240th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Santiago

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	Auckland	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$10578

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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