Adelaide vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2849
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$529
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$713
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
1.3M
6.26M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 64% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1929th and 4256th ($1915 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 55th and 507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Santiago

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Adelaide Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$762
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$2621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$2460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$54.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$8.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$429
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$6919

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$874
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$878
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$883
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$838
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$902
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$858
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$883
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$891
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1258
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$919
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$791
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$886
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$794
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$554
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$507
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$555
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$548
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$783
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$535
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$880
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$891
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$635
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$695
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$736
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$929
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$871
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$818
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$884
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$838
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$884
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$822
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$549
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$881
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$1010
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$550
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$881
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$883
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$882
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$452
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$411