New York City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.26M

The cost of living in New York City is 254% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4th and 4785th ($4202 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 15th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Santiago

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	New York City	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$12174

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895