Perth vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2345
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5568
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$1324
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2222
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4072
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
98
78
🏙️ Population
2.14M
6.26M

The cost of living in Perth is 95% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1024th and 4604th ($2345 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Perth compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Santiago

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Perth Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2593
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1817
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5420
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3698
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.29
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.8
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1940
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14689
$7298

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Cities near Perth

Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$2136
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2185
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1725
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2000
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$380
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$892
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$601
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$470
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$388
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$427
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$518
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$487
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$495
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$511
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$512
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$507
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$453
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$512
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534