Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.1 times more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 80.7% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6900
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF615.3400
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.8600
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.7800
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.2600
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Santiago
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.8000
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF229.0900
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3500
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 98.8% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9800
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1000
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5800
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8500
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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