Cost of living comparison

Santiago, Chile

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 90.2% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 57.7% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 91.6% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 60.3% more in Wellington

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 32.9% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3200	$14.93 NZ$25.62	+20.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2100	$8.96 NZ$15.37	+8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0500	$2.57 NZ$4.42	+44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$2.15 NZ$3.70	+57.7%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 57.7% more for groceries

	Santiago	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$1.96 NZ$3.37	+32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1400	$4.15 NZ$7.12	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1200	$6.98 NZ$11.98	+52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$6.84 NZ$11.74	+72.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$5.06 NZ$8.68	+75.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$1.40 NZ$2.40	+46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$1.09 NZ$1.87	+53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$1.48 NZ$2.53	+62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$2.61 NZ$4.48	+210.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.84 NZ$1.44	+27.7%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 91.6% more for transportation

	Santiago	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$6.42 NZ$11.02	+24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0500	$127.57 NZ$218.92	+209.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF472.9700	$34,339.84 NZ$58,932.31	+85.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3200	$18.22 NZ$31.26	+46.8%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Santiago	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5300	$54.27 NZ$93.13	+160.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF13.1000	$1,487.35 NZ$2,552.51	+189.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF11.2200	$1,335.17 NZ$2,291.36	+203.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.6700	$134.11 NZ$230.15	+28.1%
Average			+145.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.8900	$871.44 NZ$1,495.51	+124.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF163.8300	$12,649.75 NZ$21,708.87	+97.0%
Average			+110.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$7.17 NZ$12.30	+153.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$3.41 NZ$5.86	+10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$24.46 NZ$41.97	+374.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8600	$39.85 NZ$68.38	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1500	$12.24 NZ$21.01	+108.5%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 60.3% more for clothing

	Santiago	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.3500	$75.78 NZ$130.05	+43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7900	$55.09 NZ$94.55	+77.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8700	$119.44 NZ$204.98	+62.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0900	$129.60 NZ$222.41	+58.0%
Average			+60.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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