Honolulu vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	86	77
🏙️ Population	351K	6.26M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 167% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 151st and 4686th ($3020 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th 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 79th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 301st and 764th 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	$20.2	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$8040

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731