Brisbane vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
97
78
🏙️ Population
2.36M
6.26M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 108% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 781st and 4604th ($2491 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 15th and 705th 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
$14
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$7298

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534