Perth vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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