Melbourne vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$860
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
100
81
🏙️ Population
5.35M
6.26M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 114% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 829th and 4785th ($2543 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1st and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Santiago

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Melbourne Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$12174

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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