Canberra vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
91
😀 Quality of life
83
78
🏙️ Population
381K
6.26M

The cost of living in Canberra is 99% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 929th and 4604th ($2393 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 393rd and 705th 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
$20.1
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$7298

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$1748
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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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