New York City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.26M

The cost of living in New York City is 292% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 3rd and 4686th ($4441 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 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 22nd and 764th 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	$29.7	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$8040

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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