Brookhaven vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	486K	6.26M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 145% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 276th and 4795th ($2921 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3052nd and 688th 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	$24.2	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$10578

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

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