Santiago vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	77	100
🏙️ Population	6.26M	4.84M

The cost of living in Santiago is 55% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4686th and 745th ($1133 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 764th and 2nd 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	$12.4	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$17957

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683