Gold Coast vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2297
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5159
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2387
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$844
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
91
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
608K
6.26M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 107% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1270th and 4939th ($2297 vs $1108) 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 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 255th and 672nd 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
$18
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.5
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.47
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2559
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2014
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.32
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2150
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7100
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2065
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$2471
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1662
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1798
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1710
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1639
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1595
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1503
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1839
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1482
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1747
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2181
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1888
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1599
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2640
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2292
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1568
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1364
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1580
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1678
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2019
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1667
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1683
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1662
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1771
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1362
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1813
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1768
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1725
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1706
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2308
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1681
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1736

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