Brookhaven vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	74	81
🏙️ Population	486K	6.26M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 167% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 225th and 4939th ($2959 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 2533rd and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Santiago

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	Brookhaven	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$9190

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

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