Santiago vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	78	99
🏙️ Population	6.26M	4.84M

The cost of living in Santiago is 57% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4604th and 312th ($1200 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chile and Australia, respectively. Check Chile vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 705th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Sydney

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	Santiago	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$18951

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754