Perth vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	98	77
🏙️ Population	2.14M	6.26M

The cost of living in Perth is 83% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1654th and 4686th ($2075 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 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 6th and 764th 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	$13.8	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$8040

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731