Melbourne vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	100	81
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.26M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 108% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1249th and 4939th ($2308 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Chile, respectively. Check Australia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 1st and 672nd 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	$14.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$9190

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

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