Auckland vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	91
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.26M

The cost of living in Auckland is 84% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1357th and 4604th ($2205 vs $1200) 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 150th and 705th 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	$14.3	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$7298

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534