Canberra vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	92
😀 Quality of life	85	81
🏙️ Population	381K	6.26M

The cost of living in Canberra is 90% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1373rd and 4785th ($2258 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 438th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Santiago

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	Canberra	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$12174

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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