Santiago vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santiago	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2721	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$844	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	17
😀 Quality of life	81	87
🏙️ Population	6.26M	216K

The cost of living in Santiago is 41% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4939th and 2432nd ($1108 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Chile and New Zealand, respectively. Check Chile vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 672nd and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Wellington

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	Santiago	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.7	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.74	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$896	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2583	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3493	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.31	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9190	$12047

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811