Canberra vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	91
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	381K	6.26M

The cost of living in Canberra is 82% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1949th and 4939th ($2019 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 413th and 672nd 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	$14.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$9190

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827