Cost of living comparison

compared to

Canberra vs. Puerto Montt Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 3.8 times more expensive than Puerto Montt.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 60.4% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Canberra
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 11.9 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Canberra are more expensive than in Puerto Montt. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Puerto Montt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Puerto Montt, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Puerto Montt	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 CLF0.2000	$16.34 A$24.61	+94.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.35 CLF0.1700	$9.81 A$14.76	+33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 CLF0.0200	$2.59 A$3.90	+173.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 CLF0.0200	$2.24 A$3.37	+136.8%
Average			+109.7%

Puerto Montt vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 60.4% more for groceries

	Puerto Montt	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 CLF0.0600	$2.71 A$4.07	+3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$4.99 A$7.51	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 CLF0.1000	$5.50 A$8.27	+25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CLF0.0800	$4.31 A$6.50	+32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 CLF0.0600	$4.17 A$6.28	+59.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 CLF0.0100	$1.48 A$2.23	+210.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CLF0.0200	$1.35 A$2.03	+109.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 CLF0.0300	$1.33 A$2.01	+7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0200	$1.86 A$2.80	+123.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.01 A$1.52
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$1.04 A$1.57	+45.8%
Average			+60.4%

Puerto Montt vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Puerto Montt	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$4.42 A$6.65	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$122.90 A$185.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.93 A$28.49
Average			-14.1%

Puerto Montt vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Puerto Montt	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.50 CLF0.7400	$51.97 A$78.25	+65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.17 CLF1.1300	$159.03 A$239.43	+230.1%
Average			+147.6%

Puerto Montt vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.9 times more for childcare

	Puerto Montt	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$146.98 CLF3.4500	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	+1093.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06
Average			+1093.5%

Puerto Montt vs. Canberra - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Montt	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$6.54 A$9.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$3.41 A$5.13	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.72 CLF0.1100	$31.05 A$46.75	+557.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.70 A$88.37
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.07 A$19.69
Average			+288.8%

Puerto Montt vs. Canberra - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Puerto Montt	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$69.40 A$104.48
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$57.75 A$86.94
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$94.06 A$141.61
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$118.40 A$178.26

Puerto Montt vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Puerto Montt vs.

Ankara

Puerto Montt vs.

Moscow

Puerto Montt vs.

Athens

Puerto Montt vs.

Quito

Puerto Montt vs.

Manila

Puerto Montt vs.

Singapore

Puerto Montt vs.

Cairo

Puerto Montt vs.

London

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Chile vs. Australia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Chile and Australia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Puerto Montt

Add prices for Canberra

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Canberra or Puerto Montt. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.