Gold Coast vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5661
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$1635
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2683
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$646
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3481
$881
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
92
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
608K
6.26M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 112% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 839th and 4795th ($2528 vs $1191) 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 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 124th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Santiago

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Gold Coast Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1886
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2881
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2303
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7538
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4593
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.77
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2105
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8134
$10578

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2269
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2703
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1813
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1988
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1864
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1766
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1288
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1727
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1640
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1997
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1635
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1867
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2379
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$2050
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1710
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2844
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2482
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1699
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1477
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1695
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1821
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2223
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1824
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1839
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1815
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1904
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1487
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1979
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1928
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1896
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1860
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2496
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1829
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849