Honolulu vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	351K	6.26M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 153% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 133rd and 4604th ($3039 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 290th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Santiago

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	Honolulu	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$7298

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

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