Berlin vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$860
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	3.78M	6.26M

The cost of living in Berlin is 100% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1150th and 4785th ($2371 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 45th and 637th 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	$16.2	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$12174

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895