Canberra vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$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

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