Perth vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.26M

The cost of living in Perth is 106% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 978th and 4795th ($2448 vs $1191) 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 4th best city to live in Australia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 10th and 688th 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	$15.6	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$10578

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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