Gold Coast vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	92
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	608K	6.26M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 113% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 852nd and 4785th ($2530 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 68th and 637th 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	$20.2	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$12174

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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