Berlin vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$844
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.26M

The cost of living in Berlin is 101% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1418th and 4939th ($2222 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 35th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Santiago

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	Berlin	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$9190

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827