Brisbane vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	97	81
🏙️ Population	2.71M	6.26M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 96% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1241st and 4785th ($2323 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 3rd and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Santiago

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	Brisbane	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$12174

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895