Australia vs Chile - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Chile
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$2270
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$692
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$15355
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.16
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
78.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
66
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
9.5%
🎓 Higher education
98
85
😀 Quality of life
94
65
🏙️ Population
25.7M
19.5M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 145% more expensive than in Chile ($936). Australia ranked 10th vs 89th for Chile in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 0.7 months in Chile. Ranked 6th and 51st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Chile

We calculate prices for Australia and Chile as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 46 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Chile
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$9.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$2121
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$2118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$5.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$12.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$64.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$5628

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1075
6.26M
Puente Alto
$862
574K
San Bernardo
$763
301K
Antofagasta
$962
349K
Los Angeles
$757
143K
Vina del Mar
$854
333K
Calama
$689
158K
Iquique
$825
188K
Valparaiso
$888
297K
Coquimbo
$761
204K
Talca
$724
206K
Temuco
$820
282K
La Serena
$782
195K
Rancagua
$785
231K
Concepcion
$870
218K
Chillan
$693
164K
Copiapo
$739
151K
Arica
$702
202K
Talcahuano
$686
148K
Puerto Montt
$672
170K
Osorno
$738
147K
Punta Arenas
$980
123K
Valdivia
$719
150K
Quilpue
$825
148K
Curico
$730
162K
Coronel
$810
116K
Linares
$816
73.6K
San Antonio
$1044
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
125K
Ovalle
$747
75.9K