Chile vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$1581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$3855
🏠 One person rent
$427
$848
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1584
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$488
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$2943
💸 GDP per capita
$15355
$48718
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
80.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
78
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
85
94
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
19.5M
83.1M

The average cost of living in Chile ($936) is 41% less expensive than in Germany ($1581). Chile ranked 89th vs 27th for Germany in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chile compared to 1.9 months in Germany. Ranked 51st and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Germany

We calculate prices for Chile and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 662 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Chile Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$4.4
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$777
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1553
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2121
$5580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4266
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$5.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.38
$9.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.4
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5628
$12634

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1075
6.26M
Puente Alto
$862
574K
San Bernardo
$763
301K
Antofagasta
$962
349K
Los Angeles
$757
143K
Vina del Mar
$854
333K
Calama
$689
158K
Iquique
$825
188K
Valparaiso
$888
297K
Coquimbo
$761
204K
Talca
$724
206K
Temuco
$820
282K
La Serena
$782
195K
Rancagua
$785
231K
Concepcion
$870
218K
Chillan
$693
164K
Copiapo
$739
151K
Arica
$702
202K
Talcahuano
$686
148K
Puerto Montt
$672
170K
Osorno
$738
147K
Punta Arenas
$980
123K
Valdivia
$719
150K
Quilpue
$825
148K
Curico
$730
162K
Coronel
$810
116K
Linares
$816
73.6K
San Antonio
$1044
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
125K
Ovalle
$747
75.9K

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2013
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1909
1.85M
Munich
$2188
1.49M
Cologne
$1752
1.07M
Frankfurt
$1902
759K
Stuttgart
$1753
626K
Dusseldorf
$1776
619K
Essen
$1519
579K
Bremen City
$1716
563K
Dresden
$1406
555K
Dortmund
$1401
587K
Hanover
$1744
553K
Nuremberg
$1757
511K
Leipzig
$1371
625K
Duisburg
$1395
495K
Karlsruhe
$1805
307K
Mannheim
$1512
312K
Wuppertal
$1124
355K
Bochum
$1471
363K
Bonn
$1593
332K
Braunschweig
$1391
249K
Augsburg
$1751
296K
Bielefeld
$1422
334K
Halle
$1242
238K
Wiesbaden
$1713
279K
Aachen
$1502
249K
Munster
$1688
318K
Monchengladbach
$1476
261K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1275
232K
Magdeburg
$1297
236K