Brisbane vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	2.36M	6.26M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 119% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 930th and 4828th ($2356 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 18th and 685th 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	$13.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$6400

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440