Berlin vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	3.76M	6.26M

The cost of living in Berlin is 75% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4604th ($2104 vs $1200) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 23rd and 705th 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	$14.5	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$7298

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534