Melbourne vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.26M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 110% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 893rd and 4795th ($2496 vs $1191) 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 1.7 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 688th 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	$15.4	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$10578

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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