Cost of living comparison

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Canberra vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.3 times more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 65.9% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 71.7% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 86.8% more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Canberra are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canberra instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 51.1% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3100	$19.77 A$31.14	+60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$9.89 A$15.57	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$2.76 A$4.35	+55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$2.32 A$3.65	+69.5%
Average			+51.1%

Santiago vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.9% more for groceries

	Santiago	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$2.59 A$4.07	+74.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1400	$5.39 A$8.49	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$6.59 A$10.38	+43.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$4.63 A$7.29	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$4.12 A$6.49	+43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$1.62 A$2.55	+69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$1.34 A$2.11	+88.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$1.57 A$2.47	+72.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$2.46 A$3.88	+193.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$1.25 A$1.97	+55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$1.11 A$1.75	+69.4%
Average			+65.9%

Santiago vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

	Santiago	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$5.07 A$7.99	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0200	$118.63 A$186.81	+187.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF459.5500	$29,276.08 A$46,104.06	+57.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3100	$17.66 A$27.81	+42.3%
Average			+71.7%

Santiago vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Santiago	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5200	$65.39 A$102.97	+213.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.7300	$1,783.31 A$2,808.36	+247.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.9000	$1,413.05 A$2,225.27	+221.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5900	$183.02 A$288.22	+74.9%
Average			+189.2%

Santiago vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.6100	$1,847.17 A$2,908.92	+376.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF159.1800	$14,503.36 A$22,839.94	+125.8%
Average			+251.1%

Santiago vs. Canberra - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$7.25 A$11.42	+155.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$3.68 A$5.80	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$26.36 A$41.51	+411.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8400	$65.69 A$103.45	+94.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1500	$14.33 A$22.57	+144.1%
Average			+165.1%

Santiago vs. Canberra - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 86.8% more for clothing

	Santiago	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.3100	$86.77 A$136.65	+64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7700	$72.18 A$113.67	+132.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8200	$119.51 A$188.21	+62.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0300	$154.17 A$242.79	+87.9%
Average			+86.8%

Santiago vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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