Santiago vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Santiago	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2931	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$538	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$860	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	81	100
🏙️ Population	6.26M	5.45M

The cost of living in Santiago is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4785th and 370th ($1186 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 637th 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	$11.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.98	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.75	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.69	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.23	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12174	$25164

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863